By Chuck Sambuchino If you’re going to wheel and deal with literary agents and editors, you’ll end up spending more time than you’d like discussing rights, contracts, advances, royalties and a whole lot of other important stuff. That said, I want to address the most common questions regarding how advances and royalties work. In other […]

by Chuck Sambuchino Working for Writer's Digest Books, I come across a lot of literary terms -- both the common and uncommon. Because it's healthy for writers of all levels to be familiar with terms they may come across in articles, conversations and contracts, here are some literary terms defined for your enjoyment. Boiler plate […]

Big News! We are absolutely giddy to announce a new monthly blogger - Chuck Sambuchino, of Writer's Digest and Guide to Literary Agents fame! To celebrate, today we're posting six amazing blogs from his vault of brilliance, and one brand new one. Going forward, Chuck will be blogging with us on the first Friday of […]

Writers in the Storm welcomes debut author Debbie Herbert, sharing writing tips on how different types of journals can help you with the initial story, emotion, and even writer's block. And Debbie has generously offered a copy of her debut novel, Siren's Secret, to one lucky commenter. Thank you, Debbie. by Debbie Herbert I bet […]

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy If you Google “book doctor” you’ll get pages of folks willing to analyze your book and tell you what’s wrong with it. While this might be a helpful option for some, not everyone can afford to pay for this type of advice. But never fear, because with a little objectivity (and […]