First: On the Path to Enlightenment
On Elizabeth Kadetsky's debut book, First There Is a Mountain.
Department: The Practical Writer
Seek and Ye Shall Find: How to Obtain Reprint Permissions
Tips for researching and acquiring reprint permissions for your published work.
Are Agents Necessary? One Author's Argument for Autonomy
Fiction writer Almond argues against hiring an agent.
Promote Your Book!
How to set up bookstore appearances and make them a success.
The Two-Book Contract: Life Preserver or Straitjacket?
The pros and cons of signing a two-book deal.
First: Amanda Stern and The Long Haul
Amanda Stern's stories are urban, angst-ridden, so anxious and, at times, violent that they can make for a teeth-clenching read.
The Writer's Responsibility: How to Write About Those You Know
How to balance the moral responsibility of protecting the feelings of family and friends and the literary responsibility of producing compelling writing.
Term Limits: The Creative Nonfiction Debate
Writers weigh in on what defines creative nonfiction.
How to Land an Agent: Strategies for the Search
A New York–based literary agent gives advice on how to seek representation.
Necessary Angles: On the Art of Self-Promotion
Tips to help authors navigate contracts, questionnaires, and the book design process, and on how to best promote a new book.
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