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How to Find a Literary Agent

I’m often asked by writers who want to take a traditional publishing route: how do I find an agent? The best answer to that: check out the discussion that has been percolating over at Book Publishing...

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Tips for Hiring an Editor

Do you really need an editor? Yes! Absolutely. Without question. Regardless of how good your writing is, you need a professional editor to work with you before you publish. Think of it this way: your...

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Best Book Covers

Just back from BookExpo in New York, where I saw some extraordinary book covers. Over at Pinterest, I’ve put together a little board with comments on why each deserves special attention. If you...

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Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmopolitan, dies at 90

Folks who came through Stanford Publishing Course will remember Helen Gurley Brown, the editor of Cosmopolitan, who gave such memorable talks about her rise to the top of the New York publishing...

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The “Truthiest” Font Is…

If you don’t think fonts matter, take a look at the article in Friday’s New York Times. Errol Morris describes the informal experiment of a university student who found that he could raise his grade...

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An Author’s Guide to Amazon: 7 Tools To Help Increase 
Book and Author...

Below is a terrific summary 
of practical things you can do to make your book more visible on Amazon. It comes from the enewsletter of Smith Publicity, Inc. Kudos to Book Publicist Jennifer Tucker who...

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Best Fonts for Book Covers

Pentecost, by Joanna Penn uses League Gothic font I’m working with an author on a book cover for a nonfiction book with strong commercial potential. Since the cover is among the top 3 reasons why...

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Book Expo 2014 photo album

  A selfie taken with Martin Short, one of the celebrity authors featured at BEA 2014. Book Expo America (BEA) is one of the largest and most prestigious book conferences in the world. Over a thousand...

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Hachette vs. Amazon: Do Writers Benefit?

Jeff Bezos spoke at the Stanford Publishing Course for several years running in the ‘90s. At the time, the only thing Amazon was selling was books, and we loved books. But he tipped his hand one day as...

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BookExpo 2015 in Photos

BookExpo 2015 was part booksellers conference, part bookfest, part circus. Here’s a look at some of the highlights in pictures. Gigantic banners feature books with high expectations, including Go Set a...

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