Publishing & Marketing Articles

Although technology has made it possible for anyone to self-publish their own books and e-books, such ventures should be approached with solid writing skills and a good grasp on marketing concepts and the publishing industry. This also applies to traditional publishing, where stricter standards must be met in order for your work to be seen by the people who make the big decisions.

Featured Publishing Articles

The Fine Print Self-Publishing Series
By Mark Levine
Learn what the author of "The Fine Print of Self-Publishing" Mark Levine has to say about traditional publishing, self-publishing options, and an author's rights when working with a publisher.

Chapbooks Create Publishing Opportunities: Five Strategies to Success
By Marilyn Zembo Day
If you're calling yourself a writer (even if still in a whisper), then you're concerned with getting your words out there. Certainly, the next step after finding your voice is sharing it. But how do you go about it, given the cumbersome, time-consuming submissions process in today's publishing world?

Entrepreneurial Writers: Consider eBooks
By Chris Willitts
Here is a radical idea for you to consider that most people have never heard of. Divide your "one" book of facts, short stories or novel into separate eBooks (electronic books) — packaging and selling them as a new series/chapter every month.

Winning Book Proposals: Five Secrets
By Melissa A. Rosati
What agents and publishers are really thinking when they ask you five typical questions in their submission guidelines.

7 Steps to Successful Publishing
By Ink Tree Ltd.
The decision to publish a book is very exciting! It causes the creative juices to flow and the eyes to light up. But wait — before you begin the publishing process, know about the seven most important steps you need to know before publishing your book.

Key Differences Between Publishing and Self Publishing
By Ink Tree Ltd.
For many authors just starting out, it can be a confusing and overwhelming decision whether to self publish a book or to seek out a traditional publishing house. It is important to know that the decision you make can have a huge impact on the success, or the failure, of your book.

Do writers really need to have their work edited?
By Tracy Habenicht
Most editing services do not claim, and rightly so, that their efforts will result in a publishing contract. So should a writer submit his or her work to an editor before sending it to a publisher?

Slice of Life / Essays

On Being a Published Freelance Writer
By Mimi Greenwood Knight
Essays on what life is like for one published freelance writer.

Why We Don't Write Our Books
By Suzanne Falter-Barnes
I've noticed a phenomenon that I'll call "Author's Block." Would-be writers can, indeed, sit down and work when pressed to it. The problem is that they're not so sure they want the pressure of being an author. But they do want to. But they don't. And so on.

How to get your writings out there
By Michele Batz
I am passionate for writing about fitness. I am a physical education teacher who promotes writing to my students and we incorporate fitness along with writing.