by editor | Jun 14, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers, Writing Process
By Faith Aeriel Summer is almost here and with it comes a variety of conferences, workshops, and colonies aimed at building your skills and breadth of knowledge as a writer. Fellow artists, writers, agents, publishers, and publicists populate venues with speakers...
by editor | Jun 7, 2016 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Research, Resources for Writers, Writing Process
By Beau North I’ve always believed in the power of words. Just one word can evoke pleasure, nostalgia, or melancholy. Some words even induce a physical reaction, a shortening of breath, a quickened heartbeat. I have a friend who gets physically sick at the sound of...
by editor | Feb 11, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers
We often hear that writing the book is the easy part. Not that it’s actually easy. But for a lot of authors, putting pen to paper is easier—and much more fun—than the marketing part. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is, marketing matters. You can have the best...
by editor | Feb 3, 2016 | Articles, Resources for Writers
By Maryglenn McCombs At first, I was coming up a little blank when I tried to figure out what I would write about this month. However, after a recent, and inordinately frustrating, experience with a potential author client, the answer became clear. Why not write about...
by editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Articles, Resources for Writers
By Mari Selby, Selby Ink Besides a really odd sounding word what is a webinar? And why should it matter to you as an author or publisher? A webinar is a web-based seminar of a presentation, lecture, or workshop that is transmitted over the Web using video or audio...
by editor | Jan 13, 2016 | Articles, Resources for Writers
By Stephanie Barko Even if you don’t think of yourself as much of a techie, you may surprise yourself with how much your laptop or smartphone can help your writing career these days. Are you looking to create your author platform, map out your manuscript, or release...