Publishing

Editors’ Pet Peeves

by Dana Isaacson | May 9, 2022 | Craft, Publishing

Career Authors, take note! New York book editors were polled about which off-putting editorial bugaboos annoy to distraction. Read it and weep, and don’t do it again.

Why I (Foolishly?) Decided to Create A Different Kind of Podcast

by Our Special Guest | Apr 20, 2022 | Publishing, Subject Matter Expert Series

Ever thought about starting a podcast? Author Kelly Simmons shares her podcasting journey.

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.

The Anatomy of a Novel: What Goes Where and Why

by Dana Isaacson | Apr 4, 2022 | Craft, Publishing

A novel is not a collection of impressions or events. It’s an organic whole comprised of interlinking parts that move a story forward to a satisfying ending. Editor Dana Isaacson advises writers seeking a healthy and robust narrative to study “The Anatomy of a Novel.”

Wait, Wait, Don’t Send it!

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Feb 14, 2022 | Publishing

Are you really ready to submit your manuscript? USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan has a checklist of what to look for before you hit that send button.

BLACK INK: A Writer’s Journey

by Our Special Guest | Jan 17, 2022 | Craft, Life, Publishing

Writer and educator R. Preston Clark on his journey to the page–and what it means to write in Black ink.

What kind of author do you want to be?

by Brian Andrews | Dec 1, 2021 | Life, Publishing

What kind of published author do you want to be and why?” In this post, Career Authors provides a decision tree to help inform your expectations for the reality of different publishing options in today’s market.

It’s Time to Write Your Second Book (or Third …)

by Dana Isaacson | Nov 15, 2021 | Publishing

Is it time for you to start a new novel? Setting aside an already completed piece of writing and beginning another requires flexibility and strength—needed attributes for any successful career author.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM CRIME BAKE: A Writer’s Story

by Paula Munier | Nov 8, 2021 | Publishing

There are certain times in a writer’s life when everything changes. For literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling Paula Munier, that time came when she went to her first New England Crime Bake. Here’s how that jumpstarted her career–and how it might jumpstart yours, too.

INTERVIEW WITH LITERARY AGENT PAULA MUNIER: Insider Tips & Advice

by Brian Andrews | Oct 25, 2021 | Publishing, Special Interview

Are you an aspiring author? Do you think you’re ready to pitch your book to a literary agent? Don’t even think about it until you’ve watched this interview with USA Today Bestselling Author & Literary Agent Paula Munier of Talcott Notch Agency.