Aspiring authors ask me the same questions all the time: Why would I want a traditional publishing deal? What does…
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Amanda Hocking and Barry Eisler Chat about Publishing
Literary agent Ted Weinstein, who I have the pleasure of seeing each year at the San Francisco Writers Conference, has…
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Do Traditional Publishers Hinder Your Ability to Reach Readers?
While at the San Francisco Writers Conference I had the pleasure to hear Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, speak about…
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What Really Happens When You Land a Traditional Book Deal?
As we approach the end if Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), it seems appropriate to take a look at what…
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Even Publishers Now Producing only E- and POD Books
I recently heard Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual, say he thinks that, although books in print will always…
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The economics of Independent vs. Traditional Publishing
Everyone knows traditionally published authors lose an enormous amount of money on each book sale to their publishers. That’s why…
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What Do Agents Look For? Great Writers, Great Professionals
Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses,…
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It’s November 1: Let the Business of Nonfiction Writing Begin!
Are your hands posed over the keyboard ready to begin? Are you waiting, as if for the gun to go…
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