Month: November 2011

The Marketing Value of a Second Book

One of the more pleasant surprises from the publication of A Warrior’s Soul has been…

 Posted in A Warrior's Soul, Marketing, Pirate of Panther Bay

Inside the Mind of Literary Agents

I was digging through my files and found a very interesting rejection letter from a…

 Posted in Publishing

How Long Should You Market Your Book?

Just heard from an authority over at the Author’s Academy that authors should think about…

 Posted in Keys to Success, Marketing

The Reality Behind Book Advances

Irene Watson has a useful commentary on book advances over at Blogging Authors (Nov 13,…

 Posted in Publishing

When Is It Time to Approach An Agent?

Okay all you first time novelists, sit down before you read this post. A couple of…

 Posted in Publishing

Reading Rejection

Like most authors, I’ve had more than my share of rejections from agents and publishers….

 Posted in A Warrior's Soul, Keys to Success, Pirate of Panther Bay, Publishing, SR Staley

Literary Agent Fishing: How Many Books Do You Need to Sell to Hook an Agent?

I’ve written before on how the conventional publishing market is changing, and how literary agents…

 Posted in Marketing, Publishing