Jen Karsbaek So, you have a new book coming out, not a ton of marketing support from your publisher, and not much of an advance you can put towards your own marketing budget. What on earth can you do to get the word out about your book? Well, there’s this awesome community of readers out […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine into Gold Fear can waylay even the most intrepid writer. Recently, I found myself in its confidence-rattling grip. Followers of this series might be saying, What? This can’t be written by Kathryn, the relentless optimist who would never be caught whining on the Internet and who I’ve come to count on […]

Marcy Kennedy Hashtags are one of the best things about Twitter. (In case you’re brand new to Twitter, a hashtag is the # sign followed by a term.) Normally, your tweets are seen only by people who’re following you, but if you add a hashtag, everyone who’s watching that hashtag sees what you’ve tweeted. If […]

Piper Bayard & Jay Holmes *** For those of you who write about covert operatives, we invited Bayard & Holmes back to share some insider tips on how to write believable spies. Enjoy! *** The basic function spooks serve is to spy on people and organizations. Technology makes that task easier. One major segment of […]

Susan Spann Exercise caution when reading the “Grant of Rights” in your publishing deal. The “grant of rights” designates exactly which rights the author is licensing (or “granting”) to the publisher, and in many cases it seems straightforward, but dangers and pitfalls often lurk in this part of the publishing contract. Contract language varies widely […]