One of the biggest misconceptions about getting a book published is that the publishing company will take care of the marketing. Generally speaking, that’s not true. There are basically three different ways to get your book published. You can self-publish your own book. You can use a small independent publisher or if you’re an established author, you can use one of the big publishing houses like Penguin or Random House. Regardless which of these options you use, you will stil...

What books are part of your writing library? There are scads of them out there, but I have found four that are essential or at least rise above the pack.

Are you a freelance writer or interested in freelance writing? Then you should consider starting a blog to publish your writing. While it is difficult for many freelance writers to think about publishing their writing for free, consider the three different methods you can utilize to profit from with a blog. First, you can simply focus primarily on self publishing all your work to a blog (or blogs if you write in more than one area). The numerous pages of fresh, original co...

Not all relationships work out and business relationships are no exception. Why hang on to something that doesn't jive? Put the relationship to the side and move on.

Before you should decide whether or not taking part in a writing workshop is right for you and your writing you should first understand just what a writing workshop is. A workshop is an educational format where an expert shares information on a focused topic over a short period of time. Some workshops are intended to be simply informative while others involve more hands-on activities. Today there are many options for enjoying a workshop: you can attend workshops in person,...

As a writing instructor and coach I work with writers every day who are not reaching their full potential. What holds them back? When you talk with struggling writers they generally mention one of three problems

There are hundreds of articles out there telling you how to succeed as a freelance writer - and they're all good. But sometimes instead of telling what you should be doing, it's far quicker and easier to tell you what you shouldn't be doing.

Redoing an existing group of articles takes a lot of time, patience, and fortitude. Stick with it and you can transform an unacceptable work into a living, breathing written art form!

What do you do when a client moves up his deadline? Do you panic? Or, are you prepared for life's contingencies. Having a rock solid plan in place will help you manage shifting deadlines which are all to common with this business.

There are basically three options for getting your book published. You can try to get your book proposal accepted by one of the industry giants like Penguin or Random House but that’s a tough road. Those companies only work with proven authors or those who already have huge platforms and salivating audiences. Having said that, if you manage to get accepted, you’ll end up with a huge implied endorsement and a ton of indisputable credibility. On the other end of the spect...