Self-Publishing Grows Up
My friend Felix wanted to be known as an author. Even before he retired, he worked hours daily on his novel. His wife, an English teacher, served as reader and editor. Yet no agent or publisher accepted his novel. I did not read it, but knowing Felix and his wife, both intelligent, educated people, I suppose it to have been well-written and engaging, like thousands of other novels submitted to agents every year. And rejected, thus destroying the writer’s ambition and potentia
Writers Need a Business Plan
If you are seeking an agent or publisher for your nonfiction book, you will have to provide a business plan. What is that? You ask. In fact, even if you write fiction, paint pictures, or indulge in any other artistic medium, a business plan may make the difference between a hobby and a career. I have often wondered how an artist develops a career path from emerging artist just out of school to a world-famous artist like Picasso. A few contemporary artists, like Thomas Kincaid
