Publishing companies provide much more than simply printing and binding of a manuscript. Two publishers share insight on the differences.

When you’re writing the first paragraph of your new manuscript, it’s easy to ignore the formatting. After all, when your eyes are the only ones observing your work, worrying about things like proper page layout, mirror margins, section breaks, and whether or not your hyphens are in the right place can feel like obstacles to simply putting your ideas down on paper. However, once you’ve completed your manuscript and you’re ready to show it to other people, it’s important to make sure it…

Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher At this point in my entrepreneurial journey, there are few things I consider myself a “newbie” at… But by now, you’ve probably heard that I’m writing my first book, and THAT whole thing definitely has me feeling like a first-timer. It was important for me to navigate this new […]

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Friends, I have some fabulous news that I have been absolutely bursting to share with you: I HAVE A PUBLISHING DEAL!!! Yup, this is not a drill. My contemporary YA novel, NEVERLAND, has been picked…

As a scholar and a writer, I am surrounded by books. I buy books at conferences. I buy books online. A stack of books grows on my desk, and even finds its way onto any horizontal surface in my living room. I identify them from reading the reference list of journal articles. I get recommendations from peers. One of the services I can provide my peers is to write a book review on one of my most recently purchased books. A review serves to help my colleagues decide whether or not they wish to…