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
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
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
Deciding you’re ready to publish is a huge deal; it’s also the point where you hand over control to someone else, putting the power in
It seems to be a law of the universe that otherwise rational people get a little whacky leading up to their publication date, and it
This summer I listened in on an editorial panel at a writers’ conference where I’d been invited to speak. The room was packed with aspiring
It’s time to blog about returns. Not because it’s a glamorous subject, but because it’s an important piece of the book publishing business that too
Many aspiring authors I work with either don’t like or don’t get marketing. If you’re a writer who likes it, consider yourself lucky. Whether you