How to Format Your Query Letter
There’s really only one way to format your query letter. The rules around formatting are hard, fast, and should be religiously followed if you want …
Interview with Author Suzanne Strempek Shea
Photo credit: Leon Nguyen. Author Suzanne Strempek Shea has a rich publishing history that speaks for itself: she is the author of eleven (eleven!) books …
Do You Need an Instagram Author Account?
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms and is widely regarded as one of the best platforms to build an audience. But …
How to Edit Your Query Letter
It can be tempting to add everything under the sun to your query letter. You’re passionate about your manuscript-novel-someday-book. You want to share that passion …
Interview with Author Courtney Maum
Author Courtney Maum is a publishing business boss. Quite possibly, she is the publishing business boss. I admit to being a huge admirer of her …
11 Best Writing Desks for Aspiring Authors
Writing desks are where we, as aspiring authors, spend the majority of our time slaving over our manuscripts, perfecting our characters, scenes, and plots. We’ve …
What is a Good Book Publishing Deal?
Getting a good book publishing deal can seem like a unicorn. Yes, you’ve made it over the hurdle of finding a literary agent, and your …
The Best Boutique Literary Agencies
Literary agencies come in three stripes: large, medium, and small (or boutique). That’s right: boutique is just a fancy word for small. Boutique literary agencies …
101 Character Writing Prompts
In order to sell a book and get it published, you need to create a product, which, for most of us here at Aspiring Author, …
Top 10 Summer Writing Conferences with Funding
Writing conferences are a lot like writing residencies, except for the fact that they tend to run for a far shorter time period than a …