There's a secret power in the traditional book world, a cohort of people who determine the success or failure of published books.

Guest blogger, Rebecca Forster shares how a flippant remark and accepting the challenge of a crazy dare launched a career and a life of thrilling adventure.

Tari Lynn Jewett has experience with small press, indie publishing, and traditional publishing. Today, she shares the lessons she's learned with us.

Some manuscripts are clean first drafts. Others fight you every step of the way. And how you approach your revision depends on what stage its in.

In the age of instant books, does the opening of a book still matter? James R. Preston contrasts and compares the openings of fiction novels old and new.