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Herb Childress describes how a successful book contract led to his academic career’s end.

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Friends, I have some fabulous news that I have been absolutely bursting to share with you: I HAVE A PUBLISHING DEAL!!! Yup, this is not a drill. My contemporary YA novel, NEVERLAND, has been picked…

When you’re writing the first paragraph of your new manuscript, it’s easy to ignore the formatting. After all, when your eyes are the only ones observing your work, worrying about things like proper page layout, mirror margins, section breaks, and whether or not your hyphens are in the right place can feel like obstacles to simply putting your ideas down on paper. However, once you’ve completed your manuscript and you’re ready to show it to other people, it’s important to make sure it…

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I did two book signings in February and one last week. I was, to put it mildly, extremely nervous about this. I’m an introvert that doesn’t like meeting new people face to face. I don’t like pitching things to people after years of retail having to do just that. I really don’t like pitching my…

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If you’ve considered converting your screenplay to a novel, and you’re interested in self-publishing that novel, this article is for you. With the growing interest...

I'm going to jump right to the punch line. I'm going to start by telling you exactly what you need to do to finally write that book you've promised yourself for the past three years. Are you sitting down? Good. Don't write a book. Even better, stop thinking about writing a book. Your endless intern