No One Wants to Hear You Breathe
by Gabi Coatsworth First published at BookLife.com and reprinted with permission An author gets a crash course in narrating her own audiobook I’ve noticed that most memoir writers who decide…
Business of Writing
Publishing Contracts 101: Beware Internal Contradictions
by Victoria-Strauss for Writer Beware® June 10, 2022, reprinted with permission It should probably go without saying that you don’t want your publishing contract to include clauses that contradict one…
9 Ways Authors Use Crowdfunding Platforms to Reward Readers
by Shailee Shah, reprinted with permission Crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for artists, entrepreneurs, and other creators to finance their projects and engage their fans. As evidenced by…
The Worst Writing Advice I’ve Ever Gotten
by Connie Berry reprinted with permission, first appeared in Writers Who Kill blog. Aspiring authors usually seek advice from those who have achieved success. Ten years ago my big question…
Trouble with a client? Vent here!
Details for submitting your story to Per Our Last Email Podcast. The goal of the podcast is to share stories from freelancers in order to laugh together about mishaps, commiserate…
What Is Kindle Vella?
By Dave Chesson, Kindlepreneur As many of you might have heard, Amazon just announced the Kindle Vella system. A quick recap of this: New system that sells novellas called episodes…
The Benefits of Being a Writer
by Marilyn Levinson Writing mysteries is wonderful for my health. Well, sure, I do a lot of sitting around, but I counter the bad effects of that by getting up…
My Writing Life: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
by Patricia Fry In honor of Valentine’s Day I’ll attempt to capture the elements of my career, which has kept me happily writing for forty-eight years. In 1973 I began…
More Impact for WPN Changemaker Authors!
Changemaker Collaboration Circle Unites Authors, Speakers, Leaders, Experts, Coaches, Filmmakers & Entrepreneurs in a Facebook Group to Foster Interaction, Client Attraction, Mutual Support and Goodwill by Jackie Lapin Changemakers who…
Industry Must Do Now to Prevent Harassment and Other Toxic Misconduct
By Paula Brantner Has this ever happened to you? You attend a professional conference, and at one of the networking events you strike up a conversation with another conference attendee.…