I was never supposed to be a speaker, author and sales trainer. I was supposed to be a ballerina. I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. My mother has told me that when I was a small child I would constantly turn on the radio and dance.

Sending an e-mail query to agents and publishers is an increasingly effective way to sell your book. It is also a way to directly market your book to even the biggest publishers – even if it’s your first book.

Making a living as a professional writer often means finding part-time or temporary non-writing jobs to supplement your income.

There’s a lot of confusion out there about the relationship between publicity and book sales. Listen in as publicity veteran Rick Frishman debunks the myths and maps out the real path from publicity to profits.
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There are lots of good reasons to use a literary agent, but there are also a lot of things even the best literary agent won’t do for you.

You can generate more publicity, sell more books and become more profitable if you follow several simple techniques for writing press releases.

Over the past 30 years I have heard the statement “we’re not the bank” used hundreds of time by various printers. This statement did not become crystal clear to me until I owned my own business.