When you reach the point that your manuscript is ready for publishing, you must decide which publishing route you wish to take—the traditional path or the self-publishing path. Whether or not you will need a literary agent rests almost entirely on that decision. When...
How quickly technology has revamped the self-publishing landscape! It wasn’t that long ago that a self-published author had to plunk down a large sum of money to purchase a run of print books. The author then did all the legwork to sell them on their own website, to...
Think about the many areas of our lives that are improved through the input of a mentor or coach. For example, a college graduate will benefit from the guidance of a mentor in their chosen field to help launch a career. An entrepreneur might hire a life coach to help...
1. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? and 2. How long have you been writing? How many books have you written? I’ve been writing as long as I can remember in one way or another—especially letters to people back home whenever I traveled and articles for...
Mentorship programs are all the rage among a broad spectrum of professional fields. These types of programs offer novices much-needed support in the early phase of their career. Under the stewardship of a mentor, the mentee becomes privy to a whole host of industry...
1. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? I decided to document my experience after I had been intimately involved in a life changing event that affected Florida’s same sex couples. In the past I hadn’t thought about being a writer but this...
