Archive for the ‘Publishing’ Category

You Just Submitted Your Manuscript – Enjoy the Excitement, Prepare For Rejection


You Just Submitted Your Manuscript – Enjoy the Excitement, Prepare For Rejection

Maybe you have just submitted a manuscript to a publisher. How can you prepare for rejection?

Published July 23rd, 2010 · Business Tips, Publishing, Writer's Tips · No comments · Read More »

The Honeymoon Is Over Once You Gain a Publisher for Your Business Book


The Honeymoon Is Over Once You Gain a Publisher for Your Business Book

Publishers are often very tactful while wooing authors. Their reservations are shared after you cash the advance check. It would take several books to describe all of the mistakes we authors sometimes make. Here’s a list of a few steps you can take that will help you avoid them.

Published January 23rd, 2010 · Publishing, Writer's Tips · No comments · Read More »

Authors & Book Giveaways


Authors & Book Giveaways

Until you actually put your money where your book is, you really do not know anything at all about what self publishing is and what is expected of a self-​published author. These are some of the things you should be aware of before you self-​publish your book.

Is Publishing Still Good Business?


Is Publishing Still Good Business?

In the day of the global market with more books being published and markets available than ever before, fewer authors are finding a publisher and even fewer are making any money at all. Why?

Published October 10th, 2009 · Publishing, Writer's Tips · No comments · Read More »

Are Self-Publishing Companies ‘Cheating’ to Get Your Books Published Faster?


Are Self-Publishing Companies ‘Cheating’ to Get Your Books Published Faster?

Many conventionally-published authors still view self-publishing with contempt. They feel self-publishing companies and those authors who choose to use them are “cheating” somehow. After all, getting a book published traditionally has always been “hard work.”

Published August 23rd, 2009 · Publishing, Writer's Tips · No comments · Read More »

Signing A Book Deal


Signing A Book Deal

You’re about to sign your first book deal, what happens next? Jonny Geller, Managing Director of Curtis Brown Books offers his advice on what questions you should ask, understanding the terms of the contract, discovering if your contract is negotiable and whether you need an agent to negotiate it for you, selling other rights to your book, and when can you expect to receive the money.

Published May 16th, 2009 · Publishing, Writer's Tips · No comments · Read More »