A query letter is a sales piece. It's your first (and sometimes only) opportunity to present your book to an agent. Literary agent Miriam Altshuler advises on what to include in a query letter:
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Book marketing is overwhelming and the amount of advice can be exhausting. Emily Enger of Good Enough Book Marketing recommends two of the best strategies to promote your book: Ads and trade...
Learning to write for publication is something every person can do.
Whether you want to start a blog, write for your nonprofit newsletter, publish an article, or even a book - you can do it!
But...
When people read your book, it's because they expect you to be the expert. That expertise is built upon your experience, of course.
Experience alone isn’t enough.
Your book also needs...
Christina Quist, author of Kaleidoscope: absurdly short stories of traveling and unraveling, candidly talks about topics every first-time memoirist has questions about, including:
- How to define...
Most every successful writer has at least one writing ritual.
Rituals can be bizarre, like certain smells (rotten apples) or sounds (trains or the background noise of a coffee shop). But rituals...
Are you ready to make the next push in your writing project?
Without a deadline, most of us struggle to complete a writing project. The writing project can hang in limbo for years. Sometimes even...
Developing your voice is part of the writing journey.
And something you're always working on as a writer.
A unique voice engages your reader.
But how do you develop your writing voice?
After...
When it comes to book publication and promotion, a writer needs connections. From literary agents to publishers to authors within your genre, cultivated relationships are instrumental to the...
By: Melissa Parks
I guess I’m a gardener now. I do that gardener thing.
Every morning, I brew my coffee, slip on my Adidas slides, and head out back to do my daily garden walk.
I poke...
A good first chapter is oftentimes the reader's deciding point of whether or not they'll buy a book. Literary agent Don Gates encourages writers to review their first chapter.
Is your first...
By: Allison Parks
I loaned my sister a book last week.
She was in a reading slump. So, I offered her a romance novel I thought she might enjoy.
The first night she read, she told me she was...
