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How to Write a Book While You're in College
Bogged down in class assignments and side-gigs and unsure of how to make space for your writing? Read these 5 tips.
6 Tips for a Best-Selling Book Cover
Publishing can be tough work—the competition is fierce. Here's how to design your book cover to maximize sales potential.
9 Tips for Promoting Your Book and Yourself
Marketing is a requirement for all authors these days. Confused by the process? Here's how to go about it.
The Publishing Triangle: Traditional, Indie, and Self
If you're not sure which publishing route is for you, or even what indie- self- and traditional publishing are, this is for you.
Non-Fiction Book Publishing 101
Looking to publish non-fiction? Here's what you need to know—from which publishers to approach, to how to turn your idea into a proposal, and more.
6 Ingredients Editors Are Looking for in Your Short Stories
What do magazine editors want in your short stories? We asked a literary journal editor to find out!
6 Ideas for Marketing Your Book on the Cheap
If your goal is also to sell books once they’re published, then you need to make time for marketing.
A Realistic Guide to Indie Publishing
Fasten your seatbelt and author Julee Balko will tell you why she decided to go with an independent publisher.
10 Young Adult (YA) Agents and What They're Looking For Right Now
YA continues to explode in popularity, which is great news for those writing for that audience. Here are 10 literary agents looking for the next great YA book.
Publishing: Traditional vs. Hybrid vs. Self
You’ve finished your manuscript, done several rounds of editing, and sent it out to beta readers. Congratulations! What do you do next?
How To Write A Non-Fiction Book In 60 Days
Writing a book can feel overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. You can write a solid first draft of a non-fiction book in 60 days. Here's how.
Why Most Writers Give Up & How To Persist To Publication
The road to becoming a successful, or even satisfied, writer can be a long one, but it doesn't have to be unenjoyable. Here's why most writers stress out about their craft and what to do about it.
Get Paid to Write for Magazines (Interview)
How can you pitch magazines to start earning a living from writing? How do you build your author platform and embrace rejection? Find out in this new interview with freelancer Mike Pietrzak.
Read This Before You Sign a Publishing Deal
So you finally got a contract. What does it mean? It was given to you by industry professionals. A thousand other writers have signed this same contract, so it must be safe, right. Wrong.
The Ultimate Guide To Writing YA Fiction [2022]
This is a comprehensive guide to writing young adult (YA) fiction, designed to help you form your thoughts into a shape that will hook your readers and keep them flipping the page!
How to Query 101
I doubt anything induces anxiety for writers more than querying. Let’s face it, writing and editing are much more rewarding...
5 Self-Editing Mistakes to Avoid At All Costs
You’ve finally written the last page of your book. The murderer’s revealed, the lovers united, etc.—time to crack open the bubbly, right? Not quite.
The 4 Stages of Editing a Book [Explained!]
Nothing sobers up a writer quite like realizing that the brilliant prose you birthed the night before is in desperate need of polishing by the morning.
