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by Lisa Tener, Reprinted with permission In my most recent post, I answered a soon-to-be-published author’s questions about distribution for a traditionally published book; today, I answer their second question:…
by Jay Hartman Okay, here’s the thing about birthdays and celebrations. Either you really love them, or you come to loathe them. It depends on the individual. I have a…
By Zibby Owens, Reprinted with permission It’s 11:00 p.m. and I’m still sitting on my son’s bed after I put him to bed. I’m in the dark, the only sound…
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I just received an encouraging response from an agent I queried regarding my fiction manuscript. The agent requested a description (approximately one-page summary) and a synopsis…
by Sheila Lowe Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law into effect once again making cursive training a requirement in the California school curriculum. This follows several other states recently…
25 Podcasts for Authors on Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Vignette Books Succeeds in Selling Surprise Vintage Titles Vignette Books is an online bookstore that offers books like “blind date…
By Kathleen Kaiser One of the biggest mistakes I’ve found when working with self-published authors is that they don’t have the original high-resolution PDF for their book’s interior or the…
by Jay Hartman The blank slate. There are few things more intimidating than a blank computer screen, pure white paper, a whiteboard begging to be written on and dry-erased, or…
by Bobbie Christmas Q: If I could find this in CMOS, I wouldn’t bother you. In one of Bobbie’s reports (Highlights of Chicago Style) it says: “Chicago style does not…
One Piece of Advice from Each of 50 Mystery and Thriller Authors in 2023 Seven Ways to market and publicize your forthcoming book to create buzz “Every Main Character Needs…
