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The Truth about First Novels and Traditional Publication What authors need to know

[by Renni Browne]

What you might hear:

  • “Acquisitions editors at major publishing houses don’t want to read first-novel submissions.”
  • “Literary agents don’t want to take on unknown writers anymore.”
  • “Publishers only want novelists who have a strong platform or a great track record of book sales.”
  • “If by a miracle you get a first novel published, it’ll […]
By |2024-01-06T21:01:19+00:00November 3rd, 2017|Industry Insights|Comments Off on The Truth about First Novels and Traditional Publication What authors need to know
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Know Your (Copy) Rights An Introduction to Copyright for Authors

Copyright can be a confusing and often intimidating subject. This is not a comprehensive legal guide, but it will set the record straight on a few key points every writer should understand.

What is copyright?

In the United States, copyright is a form of legal protection granted to “authors of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, […]

By |2025-08-26T22:47:43+00:00March 18th, 2017|Industry Insights|Comments Off on Know Your (Copy) Rights An Introduction to Copyright for Authors
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Book Titles: Trends to Avoid Self-Publishing expert Morgana Gallaway tells us what to be wary of when naming our novel

There are three important elements of a novel. The story is only one of them. The other two are about connecting readers to that story: the cover, and the title.

Just as in fashion, book titles have trends.

Titles are a contentious subject for fiction writers; most publishing contracts have a clause stipulating that the author’s wishes will be […]

By |2024-01-06T21:47:59+00:00November 9th, 2016|Industry Insights|Comments Off on Book Titles: Trends to Avoid Self-Publishing expert Morgana Gallaway tells us what to be wary of when naming our novel
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Romance: More Than a Formula TED’s Lindsay Guzzardo tells us why romance novels are more than just fluff

[by Lindsay Guzzardo]

Romance novels get a bad rap. They’re not taken seriously. Some of it (okay, most of it) has to do with the formula.

romance cover joke *This is not a real book.

The formulaic covers, titles, and premises. Covers featuring busty heroines embraced by bulgingly-muscled […]

By |2024-01-06T22:47:32+00:00September 8th, 2016|Industry Insights|Comments Off on Romance: More Than a Formula TED’s Lindsay Guzzardo tells us why romance novels are more than just fluff
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COMING OUT OF THE FANFICTION CLOSET – Part Two: But Do the Original Authors Approve?

This is part of a series on fanfiction. For the first entry, click here.

So you’re a famous author. You’ve written a series that’s captured the imaginations of millions of readers. You have fan clubs, a movie deal, hordes of Twitter followers, and high six-figure royalty advances. Then along comes some upstart fan who hijacks […]

By |2024-01-06T21:58:23+00:00July 20th, 2016|Industry Insights|Comments Off on COMING OUT OF THE FANFICTION CLOSET – Part Two: But Do the Original Authors Approve?
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COMING OUT OF THE FANFICTION CLOSET – Part One: The fanfiction Writer

Remember all the furor about E.L. James’s bestselling trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey and its unabashed origins in Twilight fanfiction? That series started a healthy debate among writers and fans alike about the concept of fanfiction. Some of us read it, others hate it, and then there’s a number of us (more than you might think) who […]

By |2024-01-06T21:59:20+00:00July 18th, 2016|Industry Insights|Comments Off on COMING OUT OF THE FANFICTION CLOSET – Part One: The fanfiction Writer
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