You want to self-publish your book, but budgeting for the process is more challenging than it looks. The numbers you hear from experts regarding the costs of self-publishing are all over the board. Do authors really manage to release quality books without paying for professional editing, design, marketing and other services? Or will you have […]
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You’ve been trying to crack the code for getting a literary agent’s attention, whether in a query or a face-to-face meeting, right? You’ve been searching high and low for the secret to making an agent sit up and say “Wow!” Well, since I’m in a good mood, I’m going to risk ostracism from my colleagues […]
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After all, if a stat says “it’s so”, then it MUST be so. Right?Photo by Mary Markevich via Freepik If you’ve read the stat in the headline and thought “Hang on a minute, I DO care about sources being provided! That stat sounds fishy” — you’re right (congratulations, your “that-sounds-fishy” radar is working beautifully!). But here’s the thing (and […]
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You want to self-publish your book, but budgeting for the process is more challenging than it looks. The numbers you hear from experts regarding the costs of self-publishing are all over the board. Do authors really manage to release quality books without paying for professional editing, design, marketing and other services? Or will you have […]
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Insights on the writing life after publication from novelist Anat DeracinePhoto by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash When I published my first novel, Driving by Starlight, writers started asking me for tips on getting published. I was happy to share my own path, but I made it clear it was just my path, and what worked for me […]
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When I started writing my first book, I knew it was destined for Amazon self-publishing. I had been working as a developmental editor for years at that point, so I had a pretty good understanding of the industry and the various publishing options available to me. The book I was writing was very niche, and […]
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As Halloween draws nigh, I’d like to introduce you to 10 monsters that haunt my nightmares. Now, these guys and ghouls don’t regularly visit me, but they are a source of fear from time to time. And what’s often most troublesome is that I can seldom tell if they’re going to turn into a monster […]
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You’ve finished that debut manuscript — the one that will help your career as an author take off. But how do you convince a literary agent to represent you? As a senior vice president and senior literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency, I’ve had the opportunity to help launch the career of dozens of authors […]
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You’ve penned a book you’re proud of, and now you’re ready to share it with the world. But first, you have a question: Is it better to self-publish or get a publisher? Maybe you want to become the next Sarah Dessen of YA fiction, or perhaps you created a series you know will rival the […]
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