Authors and Writers

How do agents take care of their authors, long after the two sign their agreement?

May! The unofficial start of summer – a time for longer days, fresh energy, and maybe even a little progress on that book you’ve been…

What makes an idea big enough for a book? Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, success starts with a concept that stands out. A big…

Will I find an agent to represent my book? What, specifically, does an agent do? At what point in the publishing process should I seek…

When you send a query letter to an agent, you can be sure of one thing: it will land in an overflowing inbox alongside a…

You’ve often heard me say that the road to becoming a published author is a winding one. And it can be difficult to see the…

Lucinda Halpern shared her latest publishing insights from this month. Read on to see her latest news, and if you’d like to receive her monthly…

Get Signed: Find a Book Deal, Land an Agent, and Become a Published Author (Hay House; February 2024) is a playbook for aspiring authors looking to…

Lucinda Halpern shared her latest publishing insights from this month. Read on to see her latest news, and if you’d like to receive her monthly…

Some of the writers we’ve spoken with—entering or re-entering publishing from some time ago, feeling they’ve worked absolutely tirelessly on their books but aren’t receiving…

Lucinda Halpern shared her latest publishing insights from this month on the topic: Behind the scenes of a literary agency. One of the questions I’m…

Lucinda Halpern shared her latest publishing insights from this month. Read on to see her latest news, and if you’d like to receive her monthly…