You’ve polished your manuscript, written the perfect query, gotten an agent—and then the magic happens: a publisher says yes. But what actually happens after that thrilling acceptance? How does your story journey from manuscript to finished book on bookstore shelves? The path from acquisition to publication is...
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One of the most anxiety-inducing parts of writing a query letter—especially for new writers—is the dreaded author bio. I can’t tell you how...
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Happy New Year! As a children's author, editor and writing coach, I spend a lot of  time talking about writing and/or publishing books...
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I’ve been on a series of deadlines and taking a bit of a break from blogging, but as I promised last week,...
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I’ve been taking a break from blogging the past month or two, but it’s time to get back to it! And what...
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Independent Publishing essentially has two definitions. In the commercial publishing world, independent publishers (also called "indies" or "small presses") are small publishers...
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A subsidy publisher takes payment from an author to print and bind a book, but also contributes a portion of the cost...
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It may be hard to believe there are any cons associated with being published by a traditional, commercial publisher - after all,...
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We’re going to be exploring self- and independent publishing this month on the Children’s Book Hub, so I thought I would kick...
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