If you have a big idea the world needs to read about, you can write a book—but the publishing world is hard to break into and tricky to navigate. What does an agent do? What is a query letter? Do you ...

Cindy Kibbe, writing under her pen name C.K. Donnelly, is the author of "The Kinderra Series," an award-winning set of young adult fantasy novels. Like many authors, she self-publishes her work — in ...

In getting ready to self-publish for the first time (my first book was through a hybrid publisher), I am facing shame about not having a traditional publishing deal. I shouldn’t, and neither should ...

Have you ever dreamed of publishing your own e-book and making it big -- like bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Andy Weir? Not everyone has such success, but plenty of writers have found an ...

Getting from the concept or idea of a book you’d like to write to a finished product is a long journey, and like any journey, it begins with some simple first steps. To help you get started, here are ...

Bestselling romantasy author Carissa Broadbent says self-publishing can be more lucrative than traditional publishing and ...

When I self-published my first children’s book in 2017, I had no idea what I was doing. I knew I had a message I wanted the world to hear and that, somehow, I was going to publish a book. My ...

Jonathan Bailor, 38, is a NYT bestselling author and startup founder based in Seattle. His book "The Smarter Science of Slim" — now "The Calorie Myth" — was picked up by a literary agent. This is his ...

Becca Spence Dobias is a 2022 #KissPitch alum and a co-host of the Indie Writer Podcast. Her first novel, “On Home,” came out in 2021. (Courtesy of Becca Spence Dobias) In getting ready to ...