Publisher John Koehler and executive editor Joe Coccaro share 100 golden nuggets of wisdom that help answer the many reoccurring questions that authors have.

How collaborative should the process be with a publisher? What is a decent royalty percentage? How is the price of your book determined? Do you need to have an attorney look at a contract before you sign? What's the difference between line and copy editing? How much and what kind of marketing should an author expect to do?

These questions and many more are answered in this pocket guide to...

Meet Teddy, a ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex. Well . . . maybe not so ferocious. Teddy has a BIG juicy secret that he hides from his family.

Teddy's family likes to eat meat. They are carnivores. But Teddy is different. Very different.

He is the smallest of four brothers. One leg is shorter than the other, and Teddy uses a stone wheel to get around. Because he is different, his brothers call him names like "Dinky" and "Spot" and "Roller Boy." But in the end, Teddy overcomes and his secret is revealed.