

Transforming Rejection Into Success
One of the life lessons we learn early on as writers is that rejection is a harsh and unforgiving companion. While we love our book as if...


Query Letters: Format and Etiquette
Let’s pretend, for a moment, you’ve just received an invite to a dinner party. It includes the most important information: date and...


The Slush Pile: Common Mistakes First-Time Writer’s Make
Pick a creative industry, any creative industry, and the one thing they all have in common is competitiveness. An aspiring writer, just...


So your manuscript is finished, but is it ready?
So your manuscript is finished...but is it ready? Finishing your first manuscript is an accomplishment. (Starting your first manuscript...


No Longer Valid - Please See Submissions Tab Instead
Metamorphosis Literary Agency focuses on Commercial Fiction that is well-crafted, entertaining, and tight. Please send your submissions...


Publisher Interview - Maria Dismondy
Q: What is your publishing process? A: Here at Cardinal Rule Press, we begin with an open submissions period. This time is usually 6-8...


A Day in the Life of a Book Publisher
Publishing is in a very exciting place. With Bookstagram and reader conventions and social media, readers and writers are interacting in...


GIVEAWAY!!!!
WIN A $50 BOOK RETAILER GIFT CARD AND FREE E-BOOKS (7.13.18-7.20.18 ends at 6pm EST with prize distributed by 6pm EST 7.21.18) Ways to...


Author Interview
How did you become a writer? It sounds a tad cliche, but I've always enjoyed writing. I was a bit awkward as a kid (and, full disclosure:...


Author Interview
How did you become a writer? Both of us have dabbled in writing off and on since we were kids, but it took a turn for the serious about...