Category: 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

Why Self-Publishing Has Such a Bad Reputation

One of the biggest hurdles authors of “small market” books have to overcome is the…

 Posted in Editing Layout and Formating, Publishing

How to Manage Sales Expectations

Oddly, I don’t remember obsessing over book sales for my first book. I had a…

 Posted in Marketing, Publishing

More on Book Sales

A reader of my previous post on book sales (Books Sales By The Numbers), noted…

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Book Sales By the Numbers

It may seem like an odd question, but when do you know your book’s a…

 Posted in Keys to Success, Marketing, Publishing

Putting the Squeeze on New Authors

Previously I’ve discussed how the modern publishing world has changed, and authors need to understand…

 Posted in Keys to Success, Publishing

Secret (Literary) Agent Math

Ever wonder why literary agents and book publishers don’t take on your awesome, life changing…

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A Note on My “Successful” Books

I realized after publishing the last several posts, all of which seemed to highlight the…

 Posted in Publishing, SR Staley