17th December 2009
While many first authors find themselves turning to the print on demand publishing option, others cite making such a choice committing literary suicide.
The last thing you want to hear after you have spend the last several years compiling what you...
10th December 2009
You want to write a novel. Then, when you sit to write it, the ideas seem to have disappeared. You have writer’s block before you’ve typed a word.
How do you generate ideas to write a book, especially when the 'ideas well' has run dry?
First, un...
25th November 2009
Contemporary wisdom among the writing community is that a literary agent is absolutely necessary if your book is to have any chance of being published. Though an agent can certainly help, you don’t need an agent to publish a book. For example, John Gr...
24th November 2009
The following five tips should be kept in mind if you are planning on printing a book without the aid of an external publishing agency.
• Ensure that the book is in the proper format: There is a format that should be followed before submitting the bo...
15th February 2007
Successful Self-Publishing
Issue 2: February, 2007
Inside this issue:
How to get your book into stores.
Pitching your book to retail bookstores and chains can be a time consuming and frustrating process. In this issue, we help prepare you for inc...
23rd January 2007
Successful Self-Publishing
Terence Tam
Issue 1: January 2007
Inside this issue:
Developing a marketing plan for your book.
Discover how a carefully structured marketing plan can make the world of difference to the commercial viability and succes...
