Publishing and Marketing

Learn about the world of publishing, how to self publish your work, and market yourself. These publishing and marketing resources feature expert advice, e-books, articles, and valuable writing and marketing resources.

Featured Publishing and Marketing Articles

Traditional Publishers Released Fewer Books in 2005
By Mark Levine
As a new or unpublished author, you might wonder how this can be good for you.

The Author’s Bill of Rights
By Mark Levine
All authors have the right to expect certain things from a self publishing company.

Chapbooks Create Publishing Opportunities
By Marilyn Zembo Day
How do you go about getting your words out there, given the cumbersome, time-consuming submissions process in today’s publishing world?

Publishing and Marketing Resources

Writer's Digest
"The world's leading writing magazine." The online guide to writing life features sections on writing better, getting published, being creative, and finding resources.

Go-Publish-Yourself.com
Self publishing resources. This site has reviewed and specially selected only the best self-publishing resources the Internet has to offer.

U-Publish.com
Extensive resources to help writers self-publish and promote books at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. Offers articles and a free monthly e-mail bulletin for authors and publishers. Named for the newly-updated guide to self-publishing by Dan Poynter and Danny O. Snow.

Ink Tree, Ltd.
"How to self publish, market, and sell your own book. Information, tips, articles, and resources to show you how to publish a book, and how to sell more books using non-traditional marketing methods and highly effective book promotion techniques."

e-Writer's Place
A resource for freelance writing, journaling, business writing, and publishing. Features an extensive articles index with an assortment of writing topics, e-books, columns, software, and free e-Zine on the craft of writing.

Judith Kelman's Writers' Room
"Designed to answer the questions and quandaries of aspiring authors." Learn how to polish and publish your work by visiting her specialized topic sections covering: fiction, non-fiction, agents, getting published, the business side, glossary of publishing terms, tips, and resources.

Writers Manual
"The bragging zone for writer's worldwide. Promoting fellow authors and freelance writers by detailing their successes in traditional/online publishing and freelancing. Learn the tricks of the trade and expose yourself to 'tried and true' methods of success."

New Writing Articles

Creative Careers in the Arts: An Interview with Author Naomi Rose
Naomi Rose is a writer and Book Developer with over 30 years in the publications field. She works with writers, frequently first-time book writers, to nurture their book into being.

It's All Write: On Finding & Expressing Your Words
Be bold. Be passionate. Allow yourself the freedom to find your words and to explore your thoughts through words.

Love of the Craft: Looking at Your Preferences and Passions
A quick two-step exercise you can use to take a conscious look at your preferences and passions.

Juicy Journals & Wild Words: Journaling Online
Personal and professional advice for anyone who blogs, writes, or journals online.

Creative Photo Inspiration: Find a Patch of Sunlight
With sunlight as my guide, I am more open to creative epiphanies that may be right in front of my face.

Need Some Writing Inspiration? Try Some RPC: Risk, Passion and Creativity!
You want to write. You really do. But the passion you feel never gets translated into actual writing. And if it does, it doesn't last very long. You run out of steam.

How to Write Relevant Dialogue
The key to good dialogue is twofold: it must convey relevant information while sounding true to natural speech.

Cheeky Characters Write Themselves
Characters don’t achieve free-spirited winner-take-all success through outlines. They become realistic because the author allows them the freedom to pick what comes next.

Journey Into the Imagination — Traveling to the Land of Betwixt and Between
Betwixt and Between is a land of inspiration, and always near...

Writing: Hit Your Muse with a Rock
It’s simple. When a story stalls, that’s your invitation to write whatever comes to mind.

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