A (Hope)ful Blog

You only sold 24 copies of your self-published book and want to go traditional. So why are agents rejecting it?

I'm more than thrilled to host author George Cargill as he talks about the publication journey of "In the Grip of God."

My marketing director at IlluminateYA encouraged us to post on Instagram each day in July. This freaked me out.

Join us and meet Michelle Medlock Adams, bestselling author, publisher representative, literary services manager, and bass fisher.

Trust me on this. You will seem far less professional if you try to pitch your manuscript on this network.

My debut launches tomorrow. Although this thrills me, if I could go back, I'd give myself the following advice.

I always compared a pre-order to a baby shower. Authors, after all, claim books as their babies, and what better way to celebrate a book...

It took me years to realize I had a lot more people to impress to get a book contract than just an agent and a publisher.

The world of writing is a world of nos. You send out 100 emails in hopes of at least one yes.

As some of the readers know, we will sometimes feature some awesome authors on this blog. But today, we're going to talk to a book chara