Write. Edit. Set aside. Read. Cringe. Rewrite. Pull hair out. How do you know when your book is finished?
Guest blogger: Ed Cyzewski (@edcyzewski) The key to never running out of writing ideas has more to do with overhauling your lifestyle than changing how you write. Most writers have all of the ideas t...
More and more, I get emails from people who have self-published, asking me whether I take on self-pubbed authors, or whether they even need an agent if they’ve already gone the DIY route. This ...
Many of you are looking forward to the day you sign your first publishing contract. But you also wonder… what the heck is in a publishing contract, anyway? Below is a brief overview of some of ...
Today’s the day our country has set aside to honor those who have died in our nation’s service. I haven’t personally known anyone who has died while serving our country, but I sure ...
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Guest Blogger: Michael Hyatt For an author, one thing is becoming increasingly important in today’s publishing world. It’s a PLATFORM. Don’t get me wrong, great content is still primary but great con...
Several of you have been curious about editing inside a publishing house. Every publisher has their own process, and they may call each step by a different name. It’s basically three steps, and...
Let’s talk about advances today. Please keep in mind all of this information is very generalized and won’t accurately describe every situation. First, what’s an “advance”...
Guest Blogger: Mary DeMuth Three publishing industry insiders have been working behind the scenes for the past several months in a secret author lab. Well, not really, but they’ve kept the secret sin...
We all know that the books receiving critical acclaim aren’t always the same books that are selling millions of copies. The books that win literary prizes aren’t always logging big number...
Guest blogueur: Porter Anderson / @Porter_Anderson Écrire un nouveau Tweet… Each time you visit France, all those French classes rush back into your mind, don’t they? You’re Rimbaud...
One of the comments on a recent blog post suggested that publishers are only looking for “formula” books, and that it’s not possible in traditional publishing to be creative and innovativ...
One of my favorite blogs is Copyblogger. I’ve recommended it before and once again I’m suggesting you take a look if you enjoy reading about ways to have a successful website. Recently I ...
Today I’m going to tell you the quickest way to drive yourself crazy and lose the joy in your writing journey. You thought I was going to say “Reading agent blogs,” right? Good gues...
Books my clients are releasing in May. The Get Yourself Organized Project by Kathi Lipp Harvest House Finally, an organizational book for women who have given up trying to be Martha Stewart but still...
Do you have something to say? Something inspiring… insightful… helpful… brilliant? Want to be a guest blogger? I am taking auditions for guest posts from YOU, my faithful blog reade...
…Or is There? Guest Blogger: Karen Witemeyer Publishers say they want fresh voices and original plots. Yet they also want stories that fit into saleable categories with mass appeal. So how do w...
*Or get out of a rut 1. Read a chapter of your WIP aloud to someone other than your cat. Invite feedback, if you’re brave. But mostly, just listen as you read. Do the words flow easily, roll nicely o...
Back in the early ’80s there was an ad campaign for Paul Masson wine where Orson Welles famously uttered, “We will sell no wine before its time.” The message was powerful; it convey...
As if it’s not stressful enough getting an agent based on that first book, it seems everyone wonders the same thing. What if they love my first book but hate my second one? I’ve had quite...
“This is as good as this job gets. Savor it.” (Peggy Olson to Megan Draper on Mad Men) That line stopped me in my tracks. I had to rewind and listen to it a couple more times. “This...
Guest blogger: Dineen A. Miller Nothing like a book contract to make you suddenly aware of the need to think about marketing. Before the release of my first novel, The Soul Saver, I started questioni...
I’ve been answering questions from readers, and today I’m responding to Mark, who (along with plenty of others) asked if I’m afraid of the future in which agents will be extinct. He...
This week I’m answering questions from readers, and today I’m responding to Megan, who was curious about why published authors always talk about being so busy. What’s taking up so m...
I’ll be answering some letters from readers this week. Today I’m responding to Ruth, who wrote to say her husband has a hard time taking her writing seriously and refuses to think of it a...
Here are the books my clients have released in the first four months of 2012. (Lots more coming in May!) Man on the Run: Helping Hyper-Hobbied Men Recognize the Best Things in Life by Zeke Pipher (Ho...
Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life. In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying her and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a my...
My apologies if you’re (a) not a Downton Abbey fan; (b) not into funny YouTube videos; or (c) lacking a sense of humor. I got a kick out of the latest Downton spoof from the Jimmy Fallon show. ...
Guest Blogger: Mike Duran Writers love to go on about the autonomy of their characters. You know, these make-believe people who start acting in unexpected ways and change the course of their story. W...
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