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"I would never even start writing a book unless I knew it could be made into a movie."

--Ben Mezrich

Career Authors Writer’s Retreat at MIT Endicott House

by Brian Andrews | Apr 18, 2022 | Life, Marketing, Publishing

Career Authors has teamed up with MIT Endicott House to bring you a two-day intensive writer’s workshop designed to help you “jump to the head of the line” in your quest for publication.

GO FOR BROKE: 6 ways to make your story stand out

by Paula Munier | Mar 30, 2022 | Craft, Marketing

If you’re having trouble getting the attention of agents and editors, here are six ways to make sure your story stands out—in a good way. Ways that can help get you past the gatekeepers and into the bookstores.

LIBRARIES SELL BOOKS: Grow Your Writing Career With Library Sales

by Our Special Guest | Feb 23, 2022 | Marketing

Libraries are not usually the first place where authors dream of seeing their books on the shelves. But overlooking this market is a mistake. Libraries offer huge possibilities for book sales and growing your career as an author. Here’s how.

Setting Your Author Goals

by Our Special Guest | Feb 16, 2022 | Marketing

Bestselling author Rea Frey says: So many of us want to become authors, but no one teaches us how to be authors. Here are her secrets.

THE POWER OF JANE: Jane K. Cleland on writing Jane Austen into your story

by Our Special Guest | Dec 13, 2021 | Craft, Marketing

Award-winning mystery writer Jane K. Cleland talks to Career Authors about her latest Josie Prescott novel and how writing Jane Austen into your stories can help you build your brand, attract more readers, and sell more books.

How Do I Get A Blurb?

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Dec 6, 2021 | Marketing

So you want a blurb. How do you get it? USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan offers some rules and realities.

VOX POP: What Makes a Reader Buy a Book?

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Nov 1, 2021 | Marketing

It’s the most mystical question, and the most complicated answer: how do people decide which books to buy? USA Today bestseller Hank Phillippi Ryan decided to find out in her first Career Authors VOX POP.

WRITING ABOUT THE PANDEMIC—OR NOT?

by Paula Munier | Aug 30, 2021 | Craft, Marketing, Publishing

The uncertainty of life during the pandemic has affected everyone in the book business—writers, editors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, reviewers. Agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier explores the ways in which writers are handling the pandemic in their fiction.

Five Secrets to a Successful Webinar Series

by Our Special Guest | Apr 5, 2021 | Marketing

Bestselling author Jane Healey had to pivot with her in-person presentations when the pandemic began–and here’s what she’s learned that makes her on-line events equally successful.