Publishing
Why I (Foolishly?) Decided to Create A Different K...
Posted by Our Special Guest | Apr 20, 2022
Career Authors Writer’s Retreat at MIT Endic...
Posted by Brian Andrews | Apr 18, 2022
The Anatomy of a Novel: What Goes Where and Why
Posted by Dana Isaacson | Apr 4, 2022
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.
Read MoreBLACK 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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreIt’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.
Read MoreWHAT 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.
Read MoreINTERVIEW 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.
Read MoreThe Hot Market for Writing & Publishing Holiday Fiction
by Our Special Guest | Oct 20, 2021 | Publishing
Tis the season for books about Christmas. Debbie Macomber & other bestsellers share their best tips for writing & publishing holiday fiction.
Read MoreTelling the Truth about a Top-Secret Life
by Our Special Guest | Oct 11, 2021 | Publishing
Gathering other eyewitness accounts of events in his formerly top-secret life deepened Ray McPadden’s war memoir while raising the question: Is there just one truth? Then, after submitting his action-packed story for an elaborate and lengthy national security clearance, the question became: Whose truth is it?
Read MoreLength Matters: A Word Count Guide by Genre
by Dana Isaacson | Sep 7, 2021 | Publishing
How long does your future publisher want your novel to be? Editor Dana Isaacson discusses desirable word counts for different genres.
Read MoreWRITING 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.
Read MorePublishing Class Pop Quiz!
by Dana Isaacson | May 24, 2021 | Publishing
Are you ready to take on the publishing world? Take this short general knowledge quiz and confirm what you know—or discover what might be holding you back.
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