Why Distributors Are Book Publishing’s New Gatekeepers
As a former gatekeeper, I’m fascinated by the gatekeeper divide in book publishing, where the role gets falsely propped up by supporters of traditional publishing
As a former gatekeeper, I’m fascinated by the gatekeeper divide in book publishing, where the role gets falsely propped up by supporters of traditional publishing
I had the great honor of keynoting the Story Circle Network Conference in Austin earlier this month, which gave me a unique opportunity to speak
Becoming an author is a long and wending road for many. It’s challenging just to write a book — for reasons of time constraints, raging
“I don’t want to be the poster girl for dysfunctional relationships,” my client told me. And yet her memoir was about a past dysfunctional relationship.
So, the Hachette Book Group is acquiring the Perseus Books Group again, 18 months after its first failed attempt to do so. This time it
When you hear the term “indie author,” who comes to mind? Do you think of an author published by a small but traditional independent publishing
On Wednesday night, I sat on a panel to kick off this weekend’s San Francisco Writers Conference. Its title was “Celebrating Diversity: Opportunities for Writers
I teach memoir, read memoir, and publish memoir. I love memoir, and I’m not alone. It’s a popular genre, the genre of the people. It’s
We all know that books are, in fact, judged by their covers. Because of this, and because the marketplace is so crazy competitive, your cover
It’s resolution time, and whether you commit to annual resolutions religiously, or you believe they don’t merit a special time of year, the year’s end