by Kate Sullivan |
When you’re self-publishing a book, it’s important to pay attention to detail. You have to do all the little things that readers expect from a professional book in order to attract attention and convince people to spend their hard-earned money and precious time on...
by Kate Sullivan |
If you’re looking to get a traditional publishing deal, a great query letter is a must. But it seems like a dark art: what do agents and editors want to see in that first moment of contact? How do you cut through all the clutter and get the agent to actually read your...
by Kate Sullivan |
Reviews sell books. That much is a fact. And they’re even more important to indie authors, who don’t have the marketing muscle of a huge multi-billion-dollar corporation behind them. In order to take a chance on a new book, people require what’s called “social proof.”...
by Dr. Kenneth Atchity |
“Traditional” (aka “legacy”) publishing is a relatively recent term to describe the powerful, primarily New York-based publishers that are still the object of most new writers’ aspirations. The term is used today in opposition to “self-“ or “direct” publishing, which...
by Bob Brink |
As prospective authors, we know how enormously difficult it is to land a traditional publisher, yet we are so eager to get one. When the Inbox shows a reply from a publisher we’ve submitted our manuscript to, we excitedly click on it, hoping upon hope that it won’t be...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
If you want to make the most financially responsible decision when it comes to publishing your book then you better do your research! There’s some basic information you’re absolutely going to need if you want to make an informed decision about which...
