Thursday, March 11, 2010

Can You Be Your Own Book Publisher?

November 12, 2009 by Sophfronia Scott · Leave a Comment 

Author and Book Coach Sophfronia Scott encourages new writers to avoid becoming “victims” of publishing companies by becoming better informed and making better choices.

Anthologies: Your Publishing Shortcut

June 18, 2009 by Sophfronia Scott · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott
What do you get when you mix a handful of writers, a hot topic and a snazzy title? You get an anthology -and one of the more popular form of books being published today. The New York Times noted “the wave of anthologies has not yet crested” and the phenomenon is still a [...]

How to Pick a Self-Publishing Company

April 16, 2009 by Sophfronia Scott · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott
It happens all the time. An aspiring author will send me an email asking “What do you think of this self-publishing company?” or “What have you heard about that one?” I will respond if I do know the company in question, but there’s no way I can have had experience with all self-publishing [...]

How to Choose the Best Agent For You

July 12, 2006 by Sophfronia Scott · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott, “The Book Sistah”

Recently I’ve had a few writers seek me out for consultation because they were dealing with the fortunate mishap of having more than one agent interested in their work. That may sound fantastic if you haven’t been able to get anything other than single sheet rejections in your mailbox, but [...]