How to Get Your Book Rejected, Part One

Please know that when I pass on a manuscript, the decision is not borne of a desire to be sadistic or hurtful to authors. You won't find me in a dungeon lit by a single bulb, cackling with glee as manuscript after manuscript is stabbed repeatedly with a rubber stamped marked PASS. Our staff is comprised of authors, and we know the hard work, the dedication, and the emotion involved when writing a story. In our collective histories, we too have received rejection notices, and we know how disappointing it is. We wanted to scream, cuss, and eat everything in sight to dull the pain.

How to Get Your Book Rejected, Part Three

In a large publishing house like Bantam or Kensington, literally thousands of manuscripts are sent annually by aspiring and established authors seeking publication. For the small press pub or eBook publisher, there could be hundreds of queries and submissions sent each year or, depending upon popularity, each month. Having to wade through all this prose, whether in hard copy or onscreen, can put great strain on the eyes. When you think of how quickly these editors need to fill publication schedules, that is a lot of work to read non-stop.

Why Internet Publishing is Best (For Readers)

What makes a bestseller? The person who pays out their own money, buys the book and actually reads it. Readers are the most important people in the chain.

How to Write and Sell Your Novel, Part 2

Have you always wanted to write and sell a novel but weren't sure where to start? Here are time tested and proven tips on writing, agents, publishers and marketing

How Publishers Choose Manuscripts

A decade ago readers idolized authors and printing books equated to celebrity status. Publishers awarded authors huge bonuses and paid celebrities astronomical figures just to print their stories. Acquisitions editors sought the author, enticing him just for the privilege of financial gain. Audiences applauded as they eagerly awaited printing. Now, with the ease of personal computer word processing more people are writing while fewer read for pleasure. Larger book publishers are loosing money to the smaller companies popping up monthly. The publishing companies are changing the way they do business.

The e-Book Co-Author Debate; Go It Alone or Consider It a Project

As an online article author and writer it has occurred to me that to get my information out to the world it will require using many strategies. So far I have created Online Bulletin Boards, websites and written 10,600 articles and put them online. Indeed, I have co-authored books and written eBooks. In reviewing all this I have identified 94 titles and eBooks I plan on putting together.

Author Credibility is Important to eBook Marketing Say Top Editors

If you are marketing your eBooks and you wish people to buy them, then it is going to be necessary to insure that your credibility remains strong to the buyer or reader. Also the purchaser of the book know who you are and why you have written the book in the first place.

Writers of Books Should be Allowed to Write Book Reviews of their Literary Work

Most believe that it is problematic for an author to write book reviews about a book that they indeed wrote. There are many reasons for this, such as self promotion, conflict of interest and hype or buzz-ful insincerity. Sure all that makes sense for the reasons why we have created this social norm and expect authors to abide by it. Yet, in fact it is absurd that everyone else in the world can write book reviews expect the author who knows the most about the work.

How Fiction Authors Can Get Publicity

Traditionally, fiction authors have found it very difficult to get publicity outside of media that reviews books. That's because they've been focusing on their book, rather than the topic. To reap the benefits of publicity, novelists need to see themselves and their topic in a new way. Here's how.

Where Do Potential Buyers and Readers of Books Get Information

Generally when someone buys a book they do so on the advice of a friend most often, but that is not the only place the book buying public gets their information. We all know there is quite a bit of book marketing going on these days and lots of reviews, both professional and questionable. For instance the New Yorker or NYTs and the simplistic book reviews online at an Amazon or book website.

Tradeshows: Essential To Successful Book Promotion

Sometimes authors wonder why they should show up at tradeshows. The reasons are many.

Under the Radar Tactics for PR Challenged Authors

Some authors find it difficult to call the media to promote their books. Many of us are either introverted, working full-time or, quite frankly, we don't like to feel like we're either bothering someone or asking for something. I like to think of it as human nature getting in the way of our book promotion goals.

How to PUMP UP Your Blog to Sell More Books

There are blogs and then, there are blogs. Some blogs are to entertain. Some are to inform. As an author who is looking to pump up her blog to sell more books, your blog needs to be a lot of both to makes sure you get those books sold.

Preparing The Writer's Portfolio

Writing portfolios are essential tools for making a great first impression. Learning how to prepare a writer's portfolio will increase opportunities for marketing your work, and give you an edge over other writers.