Writing and Creating Books

Literary Agents Report

Book Writing GIFs: Finding a Literary Agent

This is the second section of a multi-part blog post on the book publishing process as seen through a series of 14 GIFs. You have finished a novel. Only then do you find out that you have to find a literary agent. What the heck? So you write your query letter. And you obsess over […]

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Book Writing GIFs: How to Write a Novel

This is the first section of a multi-part blog post on the book publishing process as seen through a series of seven GIFs. At first you think of writing a novel and you’re all, oh well… But then you have a great idea! And you go rapidly to work. But then you hit page 50 […]

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11 Useful Websites for Authors and Publishers

Here are 11 websites you might find useful as an author or publisher: Loads.in — Find out how long it takes your website to load. Pipl.com — A search engine for finding people. This can be useful when you are trying to track down people for testimonials, etc. PrintWhatYouLike.com — Print precisely what you want from […]

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Philippa Burgess: Prepping Your Book for Film and TV

In this video, Bill Van Orsdel of Wavecloud Publishing interviews actress, producer, agent, and author Philippa Burgess. Topics include: Four types of content for TV & Film Three reasons TV & Film buyers buy Content adjustments to improve your fit for TV & Film How to structure your pitch This book marketing video is definitely […]

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