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How To Create A Digital Book Cover That Sells

It is recommended that authors enlist a professional designer to create their book covers. But authors need to know the basic design principles and elements of a great book cover. After all, the designer will present you with a few options, and you will have...

Let's Talk Traditional Publishing: My Experience

It is every author's dream to have an agent or a publisher look at their work and say, "Yes, this is exactly what we want," and publish their book, as it was my dream too. To have your book published by a company is great...

Benefits of Publishing with an Independent or Small Publisher

You have a book that you’ve decided, for whatever reason, isn’t right for mainstream publishing. Maybe enough agents have passed so that you’ve decided to take a different path, maybe your work is too short, maybe it's a better fit for niche markets, or maybe...

What Are the Pros and Cons of using a Pseudonym?

"Who would have thought that famous names in literature such as Mark Twain, Lewis Caroll, and Dr. Seuss were actually pseudonyms for Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and Theodor Geisel?" - Pseudonyms for Authors: Self-Publishing Pen Name Tips Many writers have published their books using a pseudonym, alias, or...

A Small Introduction to Selling Foreign Rights and Foreign Rights Agents

Whether you are a beginner author or established, you will probably have come across the term “foreign rights”. When you publish your book in your own language it may reach a wide audience, but what about the global market where readers speak many other languages? Getting your...

The Pros and Cons of Publishing Through the Traditional route or Self-Publishing

The author of a book has two choices when it comes to publishing his or her book. These are through the traditional route (publisher) or by publishing the book themselves. Each of these two methods has its own advantages and disadvantages. This article will serve...

How Do I Publish? Let Me Count the Ways…

The novel is done, finished! You’ve typed the last page, read it through once or twice to edit your work (hopefully more than that and hopefully with the benefit of another set of eyes). Emboldened by the fact that it’s done (more or less), it’s onto...

Submitting Manuscript for Budding Authors (Part 2 of 2)

In getting an agent, some surefire ways to ensure you’re getting the right one is to use this checklist: 1) They should be a member of the Association of Author’s Representatives (AAR). Members of this association don’t charge reading fees. Consider it a red flag if...

Submitting Manuscript for Budding Authors (Part 1 of 2)

 “Do you know of any publisher who would be interested in my book?” Does this question sound familiar? It’s typical for new authors to raise this concern and based on the experience of published authors, there’s no clear-cut way to answer it. Thousands of publishers ranging...

The Economics of Publishing Your Book (Part 2 of 2)

Publishing from a business perspective Once you understand what you expect to get out of your book, you’ll be able to decide on which publishing route you want to take. Doing your research beforehand saves you time and lets you spend your money in a cost-effective...