Business of Writing

by Mollie Hunt, Cat Writer Whether we’re giving a reading to a small club or attending a huge conference, these occasions can feel more arduous than facing a three-headed cat-dragon…

by C. Hope Clark Why contests? I could be facetious and say why not, but I want you to truly feel the reasons why contests are so good for you…

by Barbara Florio Graham As a publishing consultant I’m often contacted by authors who feel stuck, either because they can’t finish their book, or because it’s been published but isn’t…

by Mari Barnes The Facebook page reads “Adventures in Reading—formerly Flying Turtle Publishing.” That’s accurate for Facebook, but it’s not the whole story. I used that Facebook page to build…

by Bobbie Christmas More than 600 people gathered in Altamonte Springs outside of Orlando, Florida, in October, and I proudly walked among them. For the seventeenth consecutive year the Florida…

by Wendy Dager With three decades of writing behind me, including a long stint as a stringer/freelancer for a newspaper, I felt time had come for something new. Vintage has…

by Barbara Florio Graham Since one of my areas of expertise is reviewing book contracts for clients, I think I know how to avoid most pitfalls. But a couple of…

by Penny Sansevieri If you are US-based and wondering what the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) act has to do with you, you definitely need to read this. Because,…

by Bobbie Christmas I devoted an entire chapter to my Bill of Writes for writers in my seven-award-winning book on creative writing titled Write In Style: How to Use Your…

by C. Hope Clark As the traditionally published author of eight novels, I’m periodically asked to do podcasts, radio shows, and online classes for Writer’s Digest. Turns out I have…