Writing And Publishing
Not so long ago, if an author was given a publishing contract, it most often included a marketing and promotions budget. Today those budgets have shrunk and some are even non existent. With the rise of self publishing, authors need to include a marketing and promotions plan and budget when looking at their projects. Even [...]
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The answer is, yes you can. The next question is can and should anyone do it, including grandparents, parents, aunts or uncles, siblings, or heritage and general interest groups. The answer is, it depends. If you were closest to the event and can retell it in good detail, then you may be able to write [...]
If you are new to the publishing industry and an author looking to get published, then studying Writers’ Market Guides is a good place to start. There are many guides depending on the genre you are interested, and they are published each year with new and updated listings. Here is a sampling: Christian Writers Market [...]
My company, Wood Lily Publishers, received a call the other day from a person interested in getting published. Their loaded question, “How do I get published?”, caught me off guard for a moment. My mind raced frantically trying to sum up in a short answer all the information I had learned over the last fifteen [...]
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Writing for middle grade fiction is not easy. Age groups and their interest levels spell a big difference in their reading likes and dislikes. Middle grade readers can be divided up into ages 8 to 12, 10 and up, and young adults (YA) aged 12 and up. Depending on school systems and ages that children [...]
The digital future is here. From printed book to PDF copy, onto to e-book sales and now digital applications of books are making their way onto the iPhone/iTouch. With buzz words like Amazon’s “Kindle”, and “Sony Reader”, electronic readers are circulating throughout the net and in homes. Now we are being introduced to the iPad. [...]
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The first annual Calgary Children’s Book Fair and Conference featuring local children’s authors and illustrators is set to take place Saturday, November 14, 2009. Promoter and children’s author, Simon Rose (The Doomsday Mask 2009), took the challenge of creating and administering this new book event. When asked why he wanted to bring this event to [...]
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Writers and aspiring writers, come to Canada’s largest Christian writers’ conference, Write! Canada, June 18-20, Guelph, Ont. Join us for the 25th annual conference as keynote speakers Brian Stiller, Audrey Dorsch and Ray Wiseman focus on “Celebrating God’s Blessings: Past, Present & Future.” Choose from classes for professional to beginner writers. Meet editors, publishers and [...]
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Write! Canada – Canada’s Largest Christian Writers’ Conference, June 18 – 20, 2009, Guelph, Ontario In addition to joining writers’ groups, entering contests and reading your work in public, consider going to writers’ conferences too. This year Write! Canada, Canada’s Largest Christian Writers’ Conference is celebrating their 25th Anniversary. Most conferences offer workshops relating to [...]
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Wow, where does one start. Writing and Publishing is such a large, expansive topic, two individual topics really. Recently in a marketing meeting, discussing how to market my small business, Wood Lily Publishers, the marketer suggested articles relating to the business of selling children’s books. However as an author and publisher, my love of sharing [...]
