Using the workplace as more than a backdrop can supercharge the stakes, conflict, and character development of your fiction.

A slew of literary rejections helped one writer develop the perseverance needed when a failed marriage left her urgently seeking a new job.

An author reconsiders her biases, finding the best memoir writing to be courageous, complex, and capable of transforming others and ourselves.

The latest in bookselling, audio, trends, AI, and culture & politics.

Brooks was previously at Jean V. Naggar Agency. She seeks a wide range of fiction and nonfiction and is currently open to submissions.

A children’s author noticed that in October her paperback sales dropped precipitously through IngramSpark without any clear reason.

Getty Image’s lawsuit against Stable AI, for scraping millions of images to train its software, has failed in a narrow ruling.

The Authors Guild confirmed that an AI translation is not copyright protected under current US law.

The Arizona law firm has no connection to the Anthropic case, but is trying to skim off authors in the class who may be unhappy about the current settlement.

TikTok Shop can lead to meaningful book sales for authors, but success demands fast fulfillment, engaging content, and often affiliate partnerships.

When agents suggest further revision, we might need time and distance to see our MS through their eyes—but doing the work can pay dividends.

This excerpt from a new craft book by Jordan Rosenfeld explores the many ways our fictional characters manifest their internal emotions.

Learn how to find and assess anthology opportunities, which offer short fiction authors income and visibility by sharing audiences across contributors.

The latest in audio, the creator economy, and AI.

Rachel Swyer has launched the Swyer Agency in New York City, representing fiction and nonfiction.

Meagan Church’s historical fiction chronicles the plight and fight of unheard voices of the past.

A new survey provides ample evidence that AI is being used by many writers across all sectors.

Pricing increases on books have masked an overall decline in the volume of sales in Europe—more than 5 percent from 2021 to 2024.

The partnership between the two companies is meant to take the guesswork and endless quoting out of special editions.

Indie Author Day is part of the Indie Author Project, a library-backed initiative that recognizes self-published authors.

The new name, Superhuman, comes from the email app Superhuman Mail, which Grammarly acquired earlier this year.

Learn how one author’s publishing “fairy tale” hides years of struggle, with practical lessons to unlock your own resilience.

Learning to knit renewed one author’s confidence, allowing her to take a risk revising a manuscript that was already out on submission.

Prologues get a bad rap as backstory or info dumps but, done well, they can intrigue readers and ignite interest in the story to come.

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