"Everyone has at least one book in them-I firmly believe that. But bookstore shelves are packed with titles, all competing for readers' attention. So how can you tell if your book idea is ready for the competitive publishing business? The key is to target your market and zero in on an unfilled need." Melinda Copp explains how to develop your best-selling book idea.
Created by writers, for writers.
For many aspiring authors, the prospect of landing a book deal sounds like the ultimate ticket to success. And while a contract with a major press can come with some perks, there can be some unexpected surprises along the way. Here’s what you need to know to get into the game with your eyes wide open.
Ten Psychological Tips that Will Change How You Look and Feel About Beauty
This Be My Guest Author Article is by Vivian Diller Ph.D. with Jill Muir-Sukenick Ph.D., edited by Michele Willens, Authors of Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change.
Face it: there is no magic solution to aging with grace and dignity. Having just written a book offering guidance to millions of women who feel trapped by conflicting...
Face it: there is no magic solution to aging with grace and dignity. Having just written a book offering guidance to millions of women who feel trapped by conflicting...
American Ingenuity in the Innovation Age
This Be My Guest Author Article is by John E. Wade II, Editor of the book How to Achieve Heaven on Earth: 101 insightful essays from the world's greatest thinkers, leaders and writers.
We are currently in the innovation age as demonstrated by the fact that humankind's knowledge is doubling every ten years, and probably more so in technology. ...
We are currently in the innovation age as demonstrated by the fact that humankind's knowledge is doubling every ten years, and probably more so in technology. ...
She-Rain Puts the Love Back in Love Triangle
This Be My Guest Author Article is by By Michael Cogdill, Author of She-Rain: A Story of Hope
Adultery makes news the way war once did. I have no need here to call names. The above headline alone will send famous faces -- and the images of their attendant heartbreak -- soaring to mind. Celebrity love triangles seem as common as our...
Adultery makes news the way war once did. I have no need here to call names. The above headline alone will send famous faces -- and the images of their attendant heartbreak -- soaring to mind. Celebrity love triangles seem as common as our...
How to Enjoy Visiting a Loved One who has Alzheimer’s Disease
This Be My Guest Author Article is by Barbara A. Smith, M.S., OTR/L, Author of Still Giving Kisses: A Guide to Helping and Enjoying the Alzheimer’s Victim You Love
Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution to spend more time with an elderly person who is isolated-perhaps a grandparent or elderly aunt who may not have a whole lot to...
Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution to spend more time with an elderly person who is isolated-perhaps a grandparent or elderly aunt who may not have a whole lot to...
Can Meditation Transform the World?
This Be My Guest Author Article is by By Ed and Deb Shapiro,
Authors of Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World
Meditation is now the IN thing. Cross-legged yogis and Buddhist monks can be seen in advertisements for everything from computers and credit cards to herbal teas, major newspapers and magazines carry stories on the benefits of...
Meditation is now the IN thing. Cross-legged yogis and Buddhist monks can be seen in advertisements for everything from computers and credit cards to herbal teas, major newspapers and magazines carry stories on the benefits of...
Gen Y’s Top 5 List for How We Think and Act at Work
This Be My Guest Author Article is by Jason Ryan Dorsey, Author of Y-Size Your Business: How Gen Y Employees Can Save You Money and Grow Your Business
Employers always seem to be asking me, "What in the world is Gen Y thinking when they do some of the things they do at work?" As a researcher and member of Gen...
Employers always seem to be asking me, "What in the world is Gen Y thinking when they do some of the things they do at work?" As a researcher and member of Gen...
Prepare Like an Olympian for the Challenges of the Business World
This Be My Guest Author Article is by Nikki Stone, Author of When Turtles Fly: Secrets of Successful People Who Know How To Stick Their Necks Out
How does an Olympian prepare mentally for a once-in-a-lifetime event that can literally be over in seconds, but its results will last for the rest of his or her life? Surprisingly, in a very...
How does an Olympian prepare mentally for a once-in-a-lifetime event that can literally be over in seconds, but its results will last for the rest of his or her life? Surprisingly, in a very...
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Maureen S. on Book Giveaway! Win a free copy of Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye
Hey, you are really real! I received my book ye... -
Philip Nork on Book Giveaway! Win a free copy of Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye
Got the book Breakfast In Bed from the contest tod... -
Andrew A. Sailer on Real Time Web for Old Time Books: The Benefit of Social Media for Publisher and Authors
I think that without a doubt social media is chang...
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- Book Excerpt - Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz
- Finding Age Appropriate Words When Writing For Children
- Writing a Publishable Novel - The Art of Tying up Story Threads
- 3 Mini Meditations to Help You Through Your Day (or Night)
- Book Giveaway! The Law of Forgiveness: Tap into the Positive Power of Forgiveness by Connie Domino, MPH, RN
- Book Excerpt: Drug Use - from The Michael Jackson Tapes
- Should I Disguise Characters in My Book Or Memoir? Is it Ok to Write About People I Know?
- Who Do you Want to be this Christmas?
- 12 Days and 12 Facts for This Holiday Season
