I talk about book categories and book genres all the time, especially to urge writers to know well the categories in which they write. That’s because, in order to allow readers to find your work, it’s essential to know where in the publishing landscape your book fits....
What do literary agents look for in the authors they want to represent? Contrary to some popular misconceptions, it’s not necessary to be famous, have thousands of followers on social media, or be a personal friend of some grand poobah of publishing in order to get a...
Research, whether for a non-fiction book or a novel, is an important aspect of writing a book. Ideally, research will provide you with the depth and detail a really good book requires, and at the very least, it will help you avoid the kind of howler that undermines...
I have had many conversations with beginner writers about how they should seek to publish their writing. They often tell me they started this, their first project, with the express aim of publishing it, or decided early on that publishing was the goal. They also tell...
Publishing has always been a relatively small industry, in which narrow margins make it tremendously difficult to stay afloat, but you wouldn’t know it from the sheer number of small publishers that exist these days. When you come across a small publisher to whom you...
The Reversion Clause: A Brief Explainer of Out of Print [VIDEO] Sign Up to The Inbox Edition Transcript: Speaker: Hello everyone, and thank you for joining me today. My name is Janey Burton, and I’m thrilled to dive into a topic that is vital for every author...