Many writers of fiction, plays, screenplays and poetry struggle with whether they should use an author nom de plume instead of their real name when writing. While there is a trend towards using real names in social media in order to promote more responsible postings on the internet, there are Read more…
Social media continues to be a large part of any successful online marketing campaign. But with new social media apps entering the playing field, how do you know which platforms are the most important for you to have a presence on? While it’s important to be where your target audience Read more…
Below is a list of literary journals and magazines that especially focus on publishing the work of emerging and young poets and fiction writers / authors. It’s really important to start getting your work out into the world of professional publication, right? Agents and publishers want to see that you’ve Read more…
Writers fear rejection. Unless you are writing on commission, you have probably put tens, if not hundreds, if not thousands of hours into your work in progress. The thought of being turned away by every publisher you submit to is daunting. But being rejected doesn’t have to be a catastrophe. Read more…
Following the submission and formatting guidelines is the first step to successfully publishing a book, including line spacing. But are novels single or double-spaced? Novels are published with single-spaced lines, but the industry standard for unpublished manuscripts is double-spaced lines. It’s vital to send a manuscript to a publisher with Read more…
Publishers are busy people, so it should stand to reason that around 10% of the books submitted to them are even looked at. When they do pick up a manuscript, they don’t always read the entire book before deciding to publish it. Publishers don’t always read the whole book or Read more…
You’ve submitted your manuscript, and you’re waiting for the agent, or agents, to make an offer on it. But how long can you expect to wait? It can take a literary agent a few months to a few years to make an offer. But this can vary dramatically and is Read more…
Getting a book published can seem impossible. Some agents only work with published writers, and many publishers will only look at manuscripts submitted by agents. Is it possible to pay a publisher to print a book? Publishers usually do not print books for you because they don’t print books at Read more…
Most writers dream of being published, and many will work hard for years and years to see that dream come to life. But should you pay a publisher to publish your work? In most cases, you should not pay a publisher to publish your work. If a publisher is seeking Read more…
You come to the end of your paperback novel, and there are blank pages. But why is that? The reason is simpler than you might think. Novels have blank pages at the end to avoid wasting money and paper. Blank pages in books accommodate the book’s signature, which is the Read more…