“Is this vanity press?” “Are you going to control the rights?” “Do I have to pay a lot?”
These are common questions writers ask when considering...
Where do you find an agent? How do you query them? What if they reject your work?
Querying an agent can be downright daunting. You first wonder, Where do I find an agent? And once you find a...
What is memoir as a genre and memoir as a strategy? Senior Vice President of Editorial at Harper One Mickey Maudlin identifies the differences.
“So what? Why does memoir...
We’ve all studied basic story structures in our high school English classes. And if you’re anything like me, you probably purged them from your memory. What will I ever need to...
"How do I find a literary book agent?" is one of the most common questions of aspiring writers.
Literary agent Don Gates, founder of The Gates Group, has a few ideas. He says that he, like most...
You may never have considered how curiosity makes your writing memorable. If you haven't, are you curious to know how?
Recently, Dave and I chatted about curiosity. We both self-identify as...
Mornings and I mix as well as homework and the weekend. The two are simply incompatible.
That's why I rarely write in the morning (though, ironically, it's morning, and I'm writing...
There are a thousand clichés about how to take the first step of a long journey.
But they all have one thing in common: you have to start. In this episode, we offer up a series of tips on...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
Each of us has spent quite a bit of time in the magazine industry. During those years, we learned some skills from magazine writing that can translate to book...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
You're not a writer if you've never been absolutely lost while working on a piece, whether a blog, an article, or, especially, the chapter of a book.
Writing is...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
Tenacity. It's what you need most when landing media interviews after your book is published.
You simply can't be passive about book promotion.
Emily...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
The reasons for writing a memoir are many. Some write to understand their past; others share truths from their past to help others with their future. Still others...
