What Makes a Book a Best-Seller?

"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.

What Really Happens When You Land a Book Deal: Publishing Myths and Realities You Need to Know

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.

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What Makes a Book a Best-Seller?

Posted by Melinda Copp in Featured on Mar 13 | No comments yet
What Makes a Book a Best-Seller?
"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...
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What Really Happens When You Land a Book Deal: Publishing Myths and Realities You Need to Know

What Really Happens When You Land a Book Deal: Publishing Myths and Realities You Need to Know
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...
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The Anatomy of a Big-Time Author Event

The Anatomy of a Big-Time Author Event
I went to see author Sylvia Browne on her farewell tour, sponsored by her publisher, Hay House. While I've been to a few book signings, this was an event, and I wanted to observe the orchestration of it as well as learn more about a prolific author turned celebrity.
Advertising for this event began last fall via the Hay House...
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Real Time Web for Old Time Books: The Benefit of Social Media for Publisher and Authors

Real Time Web for Old Time Books: The Benefit of Social Media for Publisher and Authors
Real Time Web was coined to describe online activities in real time -- from status updates on Facebook, to microblogging on Twitter to uploading photos and videos on other social media sites. With the ease of mobile devices like iPhones, this type of communication has grown tremendously in 2009....
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Effective Dialogue – No expostulating allowed

Posted by Merrill Heath in Featured on Jan 14 | 1 comment so far
Effective Dialogue – No expostulating allowed
A common mistake many novice writers make is to put in too many identifiers, or tags, to let us know who is talking. When only two people are having a conversation you can almost avoid tags altogether. The conversation naturally flows back and forth and it is evident who is speaking by the formatting. But often writers...
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How to Sell More Copies of Your Book – Simple Marketing Tip For Writers & Authors

Posted by Stephanie J. Hale in Featured on Jan 14 | No comments yet
How to Sell More Copies of Your Book – Simple Marketing Tip For Writers & Authors
Marketing may sound like a dirty word especially to literary or academic writers. I understand that. I used to feel the same.

But let me ask you this. What's the point writing a book if you can't sell the darn thing? If you really want to make a successful career as a writer, you can't afford to ignore marketing....
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Should You Tell Literary Agents & Editors About Your Self-Published Book?

Posted by Ronnie Smith in Featured on Jan 05 | No comments yet
Should You Tell Literary Agents & Editors About Your Self-Published Book?
Should you tell literary agents and editors about your self-published book (novel) in the biography section of your cover or query letter? Find out when mentioning your self-published fiction or nonfiction in your query letter is going to make literary agents get excited about you, and when it just makes them think you are an...
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