Book Launch Strategy: The 90-Day Timeline That Moves Units
Why Launch Strategy Matters Your book is finished. Edited. Covered. Ready. Now what? You could just publish it and hope for the best. Some authors...
Getting Published
Query letters, literary agents, traditional publishing, and manuscript submissions
Author Newsletters: Building a List That Actually Opens Your Emails
The Most Valuable Marketing Asset You’ll Build Social media algorithms change. Platforms rise and fall. But your email list? That’s yours. Every subscriber chose to...
BookTok, Bookstagram and Twitter: Where Readers Discover New Authors
Where the Readers Are Traditional book discovery—browsing bookstore shelves, reading newspaper reviews—has given way to social discovery. Readers find their next favorite book through online...
Author Platform: What Publishers Look For Before They Offer a Deal
The Platform Question “Do you have a platform?” It’s one of the first questions agents ask about nonfiction proposals—and increasingly, it matters for fiction too....
Book Marketing on a Budget: What Works When You Have $500
The Reality of Author Marketing Budgets You’ve finished your book. Now you need readers who know it exists. Most authors have $500 or less. Here’s...
Finding Literary Agents: QueryTracker, Publishers Marketplace and Cold Queries
The Search for Your Champion Finding the right literary agent is like dating—except with higher stakes and worse odds. You’re looking for someone who loves...
Synopsis Writing: Condensing 80,000 Words Into 2 Pages That Sell
The Art of Compression You’ve spent years writing an 80,000-word novel. Now someone wants it in 500 words—including the ending. Welcome to synopsis writing: the...
Query Letters That Get Requests: What Agents Actually Want to See
The One-Page Sales Pitch Your novel took two years to write. Your query letter needs to sell it in about 250 words—roughly one minute of...
Beta Readers: Finding Feedback Partners Who Won’t Just Say It’s Great
The Feedback You Actually Need You’ve finished your manuscript. Your mother loves it. Your spouse says it’s great. Your best friend thinks you’re definitely getting...
Traditional vs Self-Publishing: Which Path is Right for You?
Every aspiring author eventually faces a fundamental decision: pursue traditional publishing or self-publish? Neither path is inherently better. Each offers distinct advantages and demands different...
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