Business of Writing

Why Bother Attending Conferences?

by Bobbie Christmas More than 600 people gathered in Altamonte Springs outside of Orlando, Florida, in October, and I proudly walked among them. For the seventeenth consecutive year the Florida…

Using Writing Skills to Develop a Company

by Wendy Dager With three decades of writing behind me, including a long stint as a stringer/freelancer for a newspaper, I felt time had come for something new. Vintage has…

Dealing with Difficult Clients

by Barbara Florio Graham Since one of my areas of expertise is reviewing book contracts for clients, I think I know how to avoid most pitfalls. But a couple of…

GDPR for Indie Authors

by Penny Sansevieri If you are US-based and wondering what the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) act has to do with you, you definitely need to read this. Because,…

Talking Books for the Impaired

by C. Hope Clark As the traditionally published author of eight novels, I’m periodically asked to do podcasts, radio shows, and online classes for Writer’s Digest. Turns out I have…

Visibility: The Key to Selling More Books

by Jackie Lapin Today, the fastest and most effective way to create the massive visibility that sells books is through speaking, radio shows/podcasts, and virtual summits. You need to be…

Bobbie’s Bill of Writes #9 and #10 in a series

by Bobbie Christmas I devoted an entire chapter to my Bill of Writes for writers in my seven-award-winning book on creative writing titled Write In Style: How to Use Your…