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5 Tips for Selling Your Book — Even Before It’s Published
Selling Your Writing

5 Tips for Selling Your Book — Even Before It’s Published

BySharon Goldinger December 19, 2019March 23, 2022

As much as the publishing industry has changed throughout the years, one thing is constant: Marketing is vital to a book’s success.

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Publishing Market Update: 2018
Selling Your Writing

Publishing Market Update: 2018

BySharon Goldinger December 3, 2018February 15, 2022

Getting a contract with a traditional publishing house is possible, but it is going to take some work.

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How to Play Today’s Publishing Game
Publishing Industry

How to Play Today’s Publishing Game

BySharon Goldinger December 6, 2017February 15, 2022

It can be difficult for authors to stand out in today’s crowded market. What can you do to reach as many readers as possible?

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Query Letters for Nonfiction Books: Get an Agent Interested BEFORE You Write the Proposal
Selling Your Writing

Query Letters for Nonfiction Books: Get an Agent Interested BEFORE You Write the Proposal

ByLynette Padwa October 7, 2017February 15, 2022

If you’re a nonfiction author who does not yet have an agent, you can save time and energy by sending a query letter to potential agents.

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The Author Platform: What It Is & Why You Need One
Selling Your Writing

The Author Platform: What It Is & Why You Need One

ByKate Zentall June 27, 2017February 15, 2022

Your author platform can be among the most important factors in determining whether or not your book gets published. But what exactly is it?

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How to Submit to a Literary Agent
Selling Your Writing

How to Submit to a Literary Agent

ByMonica Faulkner January 31, 2017February 15, 2022

Do you know what literary agents are looking for? Or what will make them want to read your manuscript? Or what might turn them off?

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Keeping Pace With the Ever-Evolving Publishing Industry
Publishing Industry

Keeping Pace With the Ever-Evolving Publishing Industry

BySharon Goldinger December 8, 2016February 15, 2022

Whether you choose traditional or self-publishing, you must stay on top of the latest developments if you want your work to reach readers.

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The Wild, Wild West of Indie Publishing
Publishing Industry

The Wild, Wild West of Indie Publishing

ByAmy Friedman October 11, 2016February 15, 2022

Independent publishing has been around for as long as publishing itself, but what is new about it is how it is flourishing. Today the question of what to do with your manuscript is “context dependent,” meaning that the right path will vary depending on the book, the audience, and the year.

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Top 10 Signs of Bad Writing (Or How Not to Turn Off a Potential Agent or Publisher)
Writing & Editing Process

Top 10 Signs of Bad Writing (Or How Not to Turn Off a Potential Agent or Publisher)

ByKristin Loberg March 17, 2015February 15, 2022

Whether you’re writing a snappy cover letter, traditional book proposal, or full-length manuscript to wow a literary agent or publisher, you need to steer clear of the biggest mistakes writers make in crafting their prose.

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Selling Your Writing

Stalking the Elusive Literary Agent

ByMonica Faulkner November 21, 2012

I recently met a writer who had begun submitting her first novel to literary agents and had a lot of questions: “Why did an agent tell me that I should work with an independent editor and then resubmit it? Why didn’t he offer to help me himself?” “Why do agents mail out form rejections instead…

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