Q : I submitted my manuscript to an agent and she said the plot was confusing and needed a lot of work. I was crushed!  What should I do? A : Telling a good story is the writer’s most important task. But constructing a great plot with so many ideas, characters and actions careening through [...]

Once you have a book contract, the editor is your best friend in the company. It’s your editor’s job to not only help you develop a great manuscript, but to shepherd the book through the all-important stages of copy-editing, design, production, manufacturing, publicity, and sales. You need your editor’s dedicated support At each stage of [...]

Does my book really need an index? And I have to pay the indexer?  Wait, isn’t that the publisher’s job?  OK, well can I just put it together myself? I often hear questions like these from authors I work with. So I explain that an index is an indispensable tool for almost every non-fiction book. [...]