Publishing a book of poetry is indeed a difficult task and it requires an awful lot of thought and determination.  The problem it seems is that new writers of poetry often have a problem getting a volume of poems published simply because the publishing houses they are approaching probably only ... [More]

Personally, I love poetry and I believe that wherever there is something that needs the clear expression of mixed emotion (to quote the aphorism of the great W. H. Auden) there will always be a poet to do the job!  But a statement like poetry losing its appeal should be addressed, and perhaps t... [More]

Some people believe that perseverance is the key to getting published or signed by a literary agent.  In many respects this is true, but not if you think that pestering the same agent or continually asking a publisher to reread your work is going to get you into the bookstore.  Your book i... [More]

We have briefly covered what a literary agent does, although were a literary agent to actually read the article I wrote they would no doubt be fuming at how I have trivialised them terribly.  I would like to apologise and reassure those agents out there that they are a valuable resource in the ... [More]

The Publisher This is where the agent will go if they think that your book is saleable and they could easily perceive it in the bookstore with people willing to spend their money on it; it’s important to put it in these terms because it basically boils down to money at the end of the day.&nbs... [More]

The Agent Well, one of these obviously (and hopefully) leads to the other, but when is it right to go directly to the publisher with your manuscript?  And how do you know you’re good enough for that and your manuscript is ready if you don’t have a literary agent. What do Literary ... [More]

Well now, isn’t this every author’s dream?  To get their books for sale online or in the bookstore is a dream come true for them and it’s perfectly understandable why.  A writer takes on average about a year to complete a book, and then there is no telling how good it&rsq... [More]

If you haven’t looked at part one of this post then it would be a great idea to go and check it out now and bring yourself up to speed with the ideas in it.  Basically I’m offering a little advice and showing you some of the common mistakes that can be made when you write books. Ho... [More]

As a writer of fiction books myself I know how difficult a task it actually is; and that’s without worrying about selling your book!  Just the creation of your book is enough to keep you busy for a long time.  In my experience I’ve come across several key factors that greatly c... [More]

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