Literary mentors will tell you that publishing a work is your diploma as a writer It marks your craft and welcomes you officially as a pen warrior...

Nonfiction is too broad a genre for book writing Nevertheless, knowing that you want to capitalize on real events rather than write about imagined activities is already a good start in book writing...

It is a known fact that book publishing is an industry One unifying characteristics of all industries is that it is income and profit-generating...

It is a great relief once you are done with your writing task After all the efforts and challenges in writing, you have finally completed and finished it in no time...

Laboring a manuscript to its last word consumes much of a writer’s time, that is, time for himself, and even for his family sometimes...

Turning your manuscript into an actual book may entail a little bit of a learning curve Here are some steps to get you started...

Editing your own manuscript isn't difficult, but it requires time and energy, and the payoff is enormous...

We left off last time with beginning the topic of Self-Editing, so let’s go on with that Self-editing is the time you will pick up your manuscript (as the publishers will now call it) and tear it apart and re-do it...

You’ve written, retooled, and revised Now it’s time to turn your manuscript over to an editor to be refined before you submit it to the “critical eye” of a publisher...

You’ve noodled through your book concept, created an outline to make your ideas flow, and filled in your outline with detail...

While the submission process may feel like second nature to experienced writers, it’s easy to forget that newcomers aren’t aware of the specific procedures...

Did it ever cross your mind that maybe those amazing authors whose work gets lapped up by the New Yorker can't write or spell nearly as well as those five-star reviews suggest...

I've had on my "editor hat" quite a bit this month Some submissions are doomed before I even get a chance to see them...

After having an opportunity to look past the hype and at the actual product, I decided to write this The Butterfly Marketing Manuscript review...

Once your manuscript is complete you are ready to begin your search for the publisher that will best meet your needs...

If you're new to Internet Marketing as I am (still a student, with no job and a few ideas) you probably haven’t heard of Mike Filsaime...

Most writers have been writing since early childhood and can be found waling around on a daily basis with a story going on in their heads...

As an author, it's never fun to get your manuscript back with red through all of your precious words...

During my years as a literary agent for both screenwriters and book authors, I received query letters by the thousands...

Your initial manuscript is complete Maybe it's even been shelved for a period of time...

You’ve worked hard on your manuscript and are prepared to send it to a publisher You realize your manuscript was not something the publisher asked for specifically, yet you feel it matches their stated purpose...

You may have heard of the term, "Book Doctor" in your writing career Maybe you've wondered what a Book Doctor does and if it's a good idea to utilize their services...

You might have heard the word of infopreneuring several times While it is not a mystery, many people still don't understand how infopreneuring works and how they can profit from it...

Last year, press releases from the religious and scholastic communities had been ripe with news of digitizing and making Codex Sinaiticus an online bible...

I am often asked "Do you know of a publisher who would be interested in my book" There's no easy way to answer this question...