The Great First Impression Book Proposal by Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the perfect audiobook to give you the tips and insight your need to help get your book proposal through the Publisher’s or Agent’s door.
Category: traditional book publishing
5 Rules of Writing a Children’s Book
As a children’s ghostwriter, I usually work on multiple children’s book projects daily. This usually includes weekends. I also have a family. So, my plate is FULL. Juggling all the time, I thought about what it takes to write, not just children’s books but other genres as well. Here is my list of the 5…
Traditional Publishing – 4 Advantages to Consider
While most everyone is hitting the self-publishing road, including most of my clients, there are some authors who yearn to be published through a publishing house. Before I go on though, let me clarify what traditional publishing is as I just had a query from a new author who wasn’t sure about it. Basically, traditional…
Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing – The Differences
It seems the publishing waters are getting murkier and murkier. I think the most significant difference between ‘real’ traditional publishers and services that are NOT ‘real’ traditional publishers (vanity presses, self-publishers, and others) is the cost. This is aside from ‘quality’ in many cases. If you are submitting to a ‘real’ traditional publisher, you will…
Traditional Publishing and the Author Platform – Be Realistic
Best sellers happen to unknown authors. Getting on the New York Times Best Seller list happens. Breakout books happen to new authors. But . . . Yes, of course, there’s a ‘but.’ Statistically speaking, about 80% or more of all books don’t succeed. Every new author needs to enter the publishing arena with open eyes….
Writing – 6 Essential Steps to Publication
If you’re on the path to publication, it’s important that you learn the craft of writing – that’s the first tip.