As an author, it can be easy to believe that your essential work is done when your book is complete, and that everything that follows is just details. It's natural to think that the act of writing is the essential activity of being an author. I’d argue that this is not true, that the essential activity of being an author is getting your work read by the right audience.

I just attended my third San Francisco Writer’s Conference last week. This was the first time Pam and I have worked a conference together and it was great. Her thoughts echo my own so well. I did notice one other thing that seemed different from past years though. This year ...

This was BetaBooks' third year at SF Writers, but it was my first. I learned a lot, both from attending presentations and just having conversations with other industry professionals, and especially with authors. Here are the three things I think you all should know: Authors control their own destinies, their ...

Today I have the pleasure of introducing to you all Jean Oram, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author of feel-good, tingle-inducing, heartwarming romances. She also happens to be a BetaBooks subscriber, so she said yes when I asked for an interview. Hooray! Read on to learn ...

As the author of a book, you know all the answers. Why does the main character do this? And why does the antagonist do that? You can become “blinded by love” and usually miss spelling out some important details for the readers. Enlisting beta readers to help you could give ...