About Penny: While completing degrees in Linguistics and Japanese Language & Literature at the University of Georgia, she spent time studying comparative literature at top universities in Japan and South…
For most of us, publishing our work is what we crave most. We probably assume that when we’ve reached this goal, we’re done with a particular piece. Not so. As…
Meeting characters in a novel is very much like meeting people in real life. When we start reading a book, it’s as if we moved to a new town and…
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The internet offers authors the next best thing to teleportation: the chance to connect with readers from almost anywhere, in real time. Many writers fall back on self-serving updates or…
You’re psyched! You’ve just landed an interview with Kathie Lee to talk about your brand LIVE on the TODAY Show. It’s a pretty big deal. Sure, you’ve done local interviews…
The children’s book market is expanding. According to IBISWorld, “e-readers and other popular devices, like tablets and smartphones, make books easier to buy, read and store. Animation and other extra…
After doing all the hard work of writing, editing, and designing your book, it’s nice to be able to sell it. There are a number of creative ways to sell an…
Imagine you’re at a writers’ conference. You’re getting ready to pitch that great novel idea to a bunch of powerful agents. You walk up to the microphone, you start to…
