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I was recently interviewed by an author I'd met several times at the Central Coast Writers Conference held in San Luis Obispo, California. He was struggling with advice I gave in one of my workshops and needed clarification. Looking out over a sea of faces in a large...

Often, in submissions that are otherwise promising, there's a very specific and almost insurmountable flaw: they take forever to get moving. I once told a writer that I thought they were a brilliant prose stylist with a great eye for character, but that I had read all...

You may have heard the rumors, but if agents are considering offering you representation, they often Google you, paying particular attention to your social media presence. So what are agents looking for? Obviously I can't speak for all agents, but what I want to see...

We applaud every time a group of publishing professionals steps outside their comfort zone and tries something new. In this case, a public library system will publish their first ebook and they're casting a wide net for submissions! The as-yet-untitled ebook will...

If you're a children's book writer, you should be familiar with SCBWI. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, or SCBWI, has loads of resources for new, aspiring, and established children's book authors and illustrators. SCBWI is an international...

It's my favorite time of year, a time when the air turns crisp, everything is apple or pumpkin flavored, TV shows and movies have long-anticipated premieres, and many of the best books of the year hit the shelves. It's the time when a pumpkin can mean something...

A recent Publishers Weekly article began: "The category that drew sneers five years ago has become a full-on phenomenon." I signed my first New Adult manuscript in early 2009 mostly as a passion project, but I could also see that undergrads and recent college...