• SELLING FOREIGN-LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Dan Poynter - When you write a manuscript, you are creating a Work. The Work may be published in several different formats (editions): hardcover, softcover, audiotape, eBook, magazine condensation, newspaper serialization, movie, translations, etc. These are called "subsidiary rights."

• STAY IN ONE FIELD . . . AND OWN IT by Dan Poynter - Once you select your subject. Stick to it; stay in one field. Too many authors and author-publisher-speakers write a book on a subject they know well—aimed at their own (reachable) field.

• Stop Killing Your Book Dream With Poor Planning by Earma Brown - Are you afraid your dream of writing a book will die inside you? May I be honest? It may, if you don't plan and get it done. With the right planning and knowledge, you can easily write your important message into a book.

• Stop Killing Your Book Dream With Poor Planning by Earma Brown - Are you afraid your dream of writing a book will die inside you? May I be honest? It may, if you don't plan and get it done. With the right planning and knowledge, you can easily write your important message into a book.

• The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Authors by Suzanne Harrison - Whether you are writing fiction or non fiction, it is imperative you write about something you care about. The successful authors have some emotional connection to their content or story.

• The Artful Book Cover and What to Do to Get It for Your Book Design - Book covers are a piece of art, in both their visual and verbal presentation. When we look at a cover we are drawn to it for the dynamic visual presentation.

• The Elements Of A Dynamite Novel by Robyn Whyte - If you're a serious writer, you could spend your life in the pursuit of the perfect novel or the saleable novel. And what's worse? Feeling that you're on your way there or feeling that you've already been there and you can't remember the floor plan?

• The Finishing Touch: How to Craft Titles That Sell by Melinda Copp - When you’re perusing the shelves at your local bookstore, what’s the first thing you notice about almost every book you pick up? The title!

• THE VARIOUS EDITIONS OF YOUR BOOK by Dan Poynter - There was a time when writers were rarely published in more than one edition and then those editions were limited to hardcover, softcover and mass-market paperback.

• What Are Publishers Looking For? by Rick Frishman - Writers understand that publishing is a business, but novice writers seem to think that the business begins when their book goes to print. Not so. The business begins with an idea meeting.

• WHEN YOUR BOOK IS NOT QUITE PERFECT by Dan Poynter - Here is a book quality control plan, a list of things to look for and some solutions in those rare instances when things go wrong.

• Write Your Book Title to Top Seller Status by Earma Brown - Titles are one of the most important aspects of your book's selling power. Getting this wrong could mean your book never receives the attention your message deserves.

• WRITING and PUBLISHING TIPS: HOW TO GET A TOP LITERARY AGENT & SIGN THAT COVETED 6 FIGURE DEAL by Susan Harrow - First of all, don't write a book -- write a book proposal. Publishers buy ideas not books. To capture a reputable literary agent's attention you'll need to show that you're a media star, or a star in the making. Good writing can be bought but star power can't.

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