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What to Expect When You’re Expecting . . . a Book Baby
One of my authors recently wrote: "I think all new authors need a what to expect when your expecting course lol." I agree! That author was Christy Boulware, and she has graciously added to my words below. Hers are in BOLD. So much is written about how to get an...

7 Query Don’ts
As you can imagine, we get a lot of queries from potential clients who are hoping to secure an agent. We've seen some beautiful queries! And although we usually gain a client through existing relationships or meeting a writer at a conference, we have signed a few...

15 Traits of Predatory Vanity Publishers
I've been meaning to write this post for a long time because predatory publishing has been around for quite some time. Used to be you could spot a self published book by an Uncle George cover (he had some Adobe skills-ish), poor writing (no editing), and yellowing...