Tag: publishing
5 Lessons Learned as a Career Novelist
Posted by Our Special Guest | Nov 9, 2022
How to Leave Your Day Job Without Quitting
Posted by Our Special Guest | Oct 5, 2022
Being the Boss of Your Author Business
Posted by Our Special Guest | May 18, 2022
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.
Read MorePublishing Proverbs You Should Know
by Paula Munier | Jul 6, 2020 | Craft
Publishing is rife with conventional wisdom but some of it is actually useful. Here are some of...
Read MoreHow Teaching Can Make You a Better Writer
by Jessica Strawser | Feb 17, 2020 | Craft
Is teaching the writing craft a distracting detour, or a path to better writing? Here’s what an award-winning novelist learned at the podium.
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments for Writers: Writing Rules to Live By
by Paula Munier | Jun 12, 2019 | Life
10 Writing Rules to Live By, according to agent and author Paula Munier
Read MoreHappiness for Writers
by Paula Munier | Mar 19, 2019 | Life
Making it as a writer isn’t easy. But that doesn’t mean you have to be unhappy. If the slings and arrows of the publishing process are wearing you down, here are some ways to write happy, come what may.
Read MoreTHE BIGGEST LIE IN PUBLISHING: “Bigger Books, Fewer Books”
by Paula Munier | Feb 13, 2019 | Publishing
Every so often, the publishing industry falls for this “bigger books, fewer books” lie. It used to be around every five to seven years, but as with all cycles in this ever-faster-moving world we live in, it seems to be happening more often these days. What is this lie and why should you care? Read on.
Read MoreGood Stories Matter: An Agent’s Plea
by Paula Munier | Dec 5, 2018 | Life
The worst thing we can do as writers is let the highly politicized world we now live in keep us from writing good stories. The world needs good stories now more than ever. Because good stories matter.
Read MoreWriters & Editors & Agents: When in Doubt, Switch Hats
by Paula Munier | Jul 6, 2018 | Life, Publishing
Writers, editors, and agents all want the same thing: to write, edit, and sell stories that find an audience and make a profit for all concerned. But each has a different perspective.
Read MoreHow to Write a Book Proposal (and why you should read this whether you’re writing one or not)
by Paula Munier | Mar 5, 2018 | Publishing
Sooner or later, you may face the challenge of how to write a book proposal. If you’re writing nonfiction or memoir, it’s obligatory. But even if you are not, you should know what’s included.
Read MoreThe Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Get an Agent
by Paula Munier | Nov 15, 2017 | Publishing
One of the most common question writers have is this: Why can’t I get an agent? The answer is not always what writers want to hear. But here we go: The Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Get an Agent.
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