When you factor in book fairs and seasonal holidays, when is the best time of year to query agents?

A style guide tracks all stylistic decisions for a manuscript, and it can save you a lot of hassle as you write and edit your work.

Gen Puttay recently signed with her agent for her fabulously spooky MG horror – check out her querying journey.

A few writers have asked what the process is for copy-editing a novel, so I'm sharing the steps I follow to shed some light.