Many people tell me they want to write a book. Fewer actually write one. Fewer still stop before they begin and ask the question that probably matters most: Why do I want to do this? If the answer is ...

Archive: This article was originally published by Mediabistro around 2011. It is republished here as part of the Mediabistro archive. Have you ever walked down the aisle of your local bookstore and ...

What if the only thing standing between your manuscript and a global audience is the way it’s presented? In a world where thousands of books are published daily, even the most compelling story can be ...

After all the hard work, a novel finally lands on bookshelves. A new story is born. But the gestation period, if you will, is often a mystifying process to readers. How does a book go from idea to ...