The following works may not be reprinted without express written permission from the author. Reprints must include the following author's note: "Patricia Nell Warren, author of bestselling novels like The Front Runner, also writes provocative commentary for gay and mainstream publications. This article copyright (date), all rights reserved. More information at www.patricianellwarren.com. Email author at patriciawarren@aol.com."

With 40 years of editing, publishing and writing bestsellers behind her, Patricia Nell Warren now shares her hard-won experience. Her secrets can be useful to anyone — old or young. "People encouraged me when I was a teenager with a dream — it's time to give back," she says.

• 2007 - Nov When your Publisher Is Bought Out
• 2007 - Sep 11th Hour for Women-Owned Publishing Businesses?
• 2007 - Aug SECRETS OF VANITY PRESSES
• 2006 - Dec BOOK PUBLISHING AND HOME-BUILDING
  Knowing Your Basics
• 2006 - Jan FALLING DOMINOS: Part 4
  Pros and Cons of Pink Corporatization
• 2005 - Dec FALLING DOMINOS: Part 3
  GLBT Book Distribution at Risk
• 2005 - Nov FALLING DOMINOS: Part 2
  Censorship, Visible and Not-So-Visible
• 2005 - Oct FALLING DOMINOS: Part 1
  The Threats To GLBT Book Publishing
• 2005 - Jun THE JOY OF PRINTING
• 2005 - May SECRETS OF THE LOG LINE
• 2005 - Feb THE ULTIMATE UPDATE
  Good Sources of Contact Info
• 2004 - Sep Starter Kit for the new GLBT Writers
  Honest Answers to Burning Questions
• 2004 - Sep SPANISH-LANGUAGE GAY BOOKS AND PUBLISHING
  Editorial Egales in Spain
• 2004 - Aug TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF P.O.D
  Printing and Distribution
• 2004 - Jun GIVING UP
  Is There Ever A Time To Do That?
• 2003 - Nov Educating Yourself About Academic Writing and Publishing
• 2002 - May LETTER TO A NEW YOUNG AUTHOR
  Or, Some Thoughts on Getting Published These Days
• 2002 - May Letter to a young lesbian poet
• 2001 - Dec How To Look For A Gay Fiction Publisher
• 2001 - Nov GETTING THAT FIRST EDITING OR PUBLISHING JOB
• 2001 - Sep INSPIRATION: EVERY WRITER HAS A MUSE
• 2001 - Jul NO SHORT CUTS IN SHORT STORIES
• 2001 - Jun SOME THOUGHTS ON ANTHOLOGIES
• 2001 - May HOW ROYALTIES WORK
• 2001 - Apr HANGING ONTO YOUR FILM RIGHTS
• 2001 - Mar ABC'S Of Book Distribution
• 2001 - Feb L.A.: NEW PUBLISHING MECCA
• 2001 - Feb Secrets of Editing
  When Writers and Editors Disagree
• 2001 - Jan Nine Secrets of Publishing Poetry
• 2001 - Jan Riding the Dragon
  Public Relations for Authors
• 2001 - Jan Secrets of Collections in the Book Business
• 2001 - Jan Pros and Cons of Pen Names
• 2001 - Jan Secrets of a Writer's Self-Education
• 2000 - Dec Six Secrets of Selling Books at Events
• 2000 - Nov Secrets About Ghost-writing and Co-Writing
• 2000 - Oct Secrets of Recouping When Your Publisher Goes Belly Up
• 2000 - Oct Do you have the right to publish that new edition?
• 2000 - Sep Secrets of getting an agent... and doing without one
• 2000 - Aug Secrets of Transitioning from One Genre to Another
• 2000 - Aug EDITORIA: THE NEW MUSE
  All About Writing Editorials
• 2000 - Jul Secrets of Not Going in the Red, When You Print Your Own Book
• 2000 - Jul 11 Secrets to Making Booksignings Pay Off
• 2000 - Jun Secrets of Children's Publishing: Gay and Lesbian Themes
  A Touchy but Challenging New Genre
• 2000 - May Secrets of Work for Hire
  How Not to Get Screwed
• 2000 - Apr 3 Secrets about "Writer's Block"
• 2000 - Mar Negotiating a Book Contract
  A Guide for Authors, Agents, and Lawyers
• 2000 - Mar Databases and Other Secrets of Successful Electronic Publishing
• 2000 - Feb Book Review: Secrets of Writing for the Movies
• 2000 - Jan Four Secrets of Getting Your Manuscript Read
• 1999 - Dec TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY
• 1999 - Dec The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published
• 1999 - Nov GAY MEDIA MARKETING MYTHS
• 1999 - Oct Books About AIDS
  Old Frontiers, New Frontiers
• 1999 - Sep 12 Secrets of the Do-it-Yourself Book Tour
• 1999 - Aug 10 Secrets for the Autumn Author: Getting Started Late in Life