What motivates you to write? Knowing what motivates you will help you focus and stay on task. Plus, if you know where to go to get motivation when you’re feeling discouraged, you’ll get out of any writing slump faster. You …
Celebrating Publishing Milestones
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Many writers seem to think that the only milestone worth celebrating is publication, but many milestones occur along the publishing path. Taking time to celebrate can help to keep you moving forward.
One of my best friends …
What to do with a negative review?
A negative book review can be devastating to an author; some of you may have already experienced this. It’s hard to put your book baby out there in the first place, but then when people say nasty things about it …
Pitch Tips
We just finished a week of pitch sessions during our first agency Pitch Party! It was a huge success and we all met with so many excellent, new writers. I was impressed with the quality of projects I was being …
Tips for better productivity
I don’t know about you, but I’m always trying to find ways to be more productive. It seems like each day flies by more quickly than the day before. I have found a few areas where productivity can be increased; …
Query Letter Tips
Last week, we finished up our second writing intensive! It was a wonderful time and we were able to work in-depth with writers to help them grow toward publication. We were able to do some deep work on query …
Goal Setting in the New Year
This year, I decided to set a large dollar number for my annual project sales goal. I am not sure I’ll be able to hit this goal, but I wanted to set a goal to push myself to greater heights. …
Six tips to help you build your e-newsletter list.
One of the best ways to reach your true readers and fans is through your email newsletter. Only those who want to hear from you will sign up for a newsletter, so these people are the most invested in your …
Publishing can be a slow journey.
The other day I received an email from a potential client asking me if I would have an answer for him about representation quickly because he was counting on his book releasing from a traditional publisher this year. He felt …
What might be making it hard for you to find an agent?
The goal for many of our blog readers is to find a literary agent and get their books published. Today, in hopes of helping you to be ready for an agent, I’m going to cover some “red flags” that would …
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