A (Hope)ful Blog

Ageism in Publishing

How Much Marketing Do I Need to Do for My Book?

How Hard is it to Get a Book Traditionally Published?

So you wrote a book in 9 days (and got a contract)

15 Ways to Believe in Yourself Again

What Does the Book of Daniel Have to do with Teens?

BLAZE: The story of the name change

5 Truths for Every Christian Writer

Five Foolproof Ways to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye

Into the Den

Publishers and Agents Aren't "Chum"

"God Told Me to Write" Is Not Enough

How to Be Happy for Your Friends' Publishing Successes (When you Feel Left Behind)

10 Red Flags to Watch for in Editors

Editors, Stay in Your Lane

Why Are Publishers and Agents so Hard to Get a Hold Of?

What Happens if My Publisher Goes Under?

Lift Other Writers to Be Lifted Up

Why Do I Have to Read Books Published in the Last Five Years?

Traditionally Published Authors Have it Easy, Right?

Author Interview: Adam Blumer of Kill Order

Hear from author Adam Blumer about his page-turning suspense "Kill Order." You'll be dying to know what happens in this read!

I Posted Every Day on Instagram for a Month (Here's What Happened)

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

Author Red Flags: Authors Agents Avoid

Submitting a book proposal to an agent works a lot like submitting a resume to a prospective company. As an agent, you get a lot of "re

Blog Tour Stop: Author Marshalee Patterson

Stop by to hear Marshalee Patterson talk about her latest book: A Shattered Life Restored. The book has excellent conflict, romance, and lov

Author Interview: Maria Tosti

Maria Tosti talks about her multi-lingual book of poetry titled, "Voci ai confini dell'anima." Poems featured in English, Fren

Why Do Twitter Pitch Parties

I participated in three Twitter pitch parties this month. Here's what I learned.

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