See also: Promoting Your Writing

Finding a Publisher: The Basics

10 Steps Toward Finding a Publisher - Moira Allen

The Elephant in the Room: Marketing Your Children's Manuscript - Peggy Tibbetts

Enhance Your Publishing IQ - Marilyn Henderson

A Quick Guide to Manuscript Format - Moira Allen

Finding an Agent

Ask an Agent: Four Agents Answer Your Questions - Natalie R. Collins

How to Play the Agent Game - Chris Gavaler

How to Pitch Your Book at a Writing Conference - Cynthia Gallagher

How to Protect Yourself from Questionable Agents - Marg Gilks

The Perfect Pitch: Pitching to Agents at a Writing Conference - Sue Fagalde Lick

What Agents Really Want - Natalie R. Collins

Pitching the Novel

How to Write a Novel Synopsis - Marg Gilks

Writing a Synopsis from the Ground Up - Dee-Ann Latona LeBlanc

Proposing a Nonfiction Book

The Art of Assembling Anthologies - Arlene Uslander and Brenda Warneka

Cast the Vision for Your Book - W. Terry Whalin

Building a Book from Your Columns or Articles - Mary Emma Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part I: Finding the Right Publisher - Moira Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part II: Making Your Pitch - Moira Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part III: Check the Competition on Amazon! - Moira Allen

Two Sample Book Proposals

Electronic Publishing

Brave New World... Or Not? Two Sides to the E-Book Revolution - Moira Allen

E-Books: A Revolution We Can't Ignore (More on the E-Book Revolution) - Moira Allen

The E-Book Revolution: Different Music, Same Song - Moira Allen

E-Books from the Publisher's Perspective - Sean McLachlan

See below for e-book format tips...

Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing

POD Books from the Publisher's Perspective - Sean McLachlan

The POD Quandary: How to Decide if Print-on-Demand Publishing is Right for You - Brenda Rollins

Ten Questions to Ask Before You Sign that Print-on-Demand Contract - Sue Fagalde Lick

To POD or Not to POD: Some Pros and Cons - Moira Allen

See below for POD format tips...

Subsidy Publishing

The Price of Vanity - Moira Allen

Should You Pay for Publication? - Moira Allen

Subsidy Publishing: Sacrificing the Dream - Tina Morgan

Subsidy Publishing vs. Self-Publishing: What's the Difference? - Moira Allen

Self-Publishing

A Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing, by Moira Allen

This series is being updated; please check back in January.

Self-Publishing FAQ - Moira Allen

Choosing a Self-Publishing Company - Ray Robinson

Features vs. Benefits, or "Why Should I Buy Your Book?" - Brian Jud

Finding Special Sales for Self-Published Books - Brian Jud

Why Self-Publish? An Interview With Richard Paul Evans - Carolyn Campbell

Marketing Your Book by Direct Mail - Brian Jud

Sell More Books with a Powerful Back Cover - Judy Cullins

Titles Sell Books! - Judy Cullins

Why Some Books Don't Work Well in Bookstores - Mary Westheimer

See below for self-publishing format tips...

Book Formatting Tips for Self-Publishing, E-Publishing & POD

Creating an Ebook in Word and PDF - Moira Allen

Designing a Print-on-Demand Cover, by Cathi Stevenson

DIY Publishing: Formatting Your Book for Lulu.com - Moira Allen

Formatting Your E-Book with Adobe Acrobat - Geoff Hart

How to Format Your Self-Published Book - Moira Allen

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