Publishing

Workshopper Beware: Navigating the Risky Waters of Writ...

Sometimes, for some writers, workshops are magical. But attendees should be prep...

3 Elements That Make Historical Romance Successful

If you approach a book with a writer’s eye, even the most pleasurable, light rea...

Hybrid Publishers and Paid Publishing Services: Red Fla...

If you’re an author seeking a hybrid publisher or self-publishing assistance, it...

Author Platform Follows the Work

One author threw herself into platform building and engagement, only to lose sig...

Substack Is Both Great and Terrible for Authors

Substack's business model relies on you charging readers, but don’t discount the...

Emotional Intimacy Between Characters Isn’t Just for Ro...

No matter what you’re writing, emotional intimacy between characters is importan...

Demystifying Miscreant Memories and Crafting a More Aut...

Memoirists owe it to readers to tell them the truth. But what do you do when the...

Why You Need a Press Release in the Digital Age

Whether you write novels or nonfiction, a press release is still an essential to...

Author Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel...

Publishers and literary agents know this, even if they pretend otherwise to conv...

Writing Rules That Beg to Be Broken

Aspiring writers are inundated with rules to follow—but writing is creative, so ...

What Taylor Swift’s Vault Tracks Can Teach You About No...

If a scene, storyline, character, or image doesn’t quite belong in your story, s...

Confronting Sophomore Syndrome as a Published Author

On the release of her sophomore novel, one year after her debut, a writer reflec...

Beyond BICHOK: How, When and Why Getting Your Butt Out ...

While you can’t publish a book without sitting down to write, there are many tim...

How to Write Realistically About Drug Use in Your Novel

A new book, The Grim Reader, helps authors understand how to write convincingly ...

4 Things Every YA Writer Should Know About Teens

A good novel has everything teen brains are primed to crave—excitement, emotion,...

To Get on Podcasts, Create a Media Kit

This excerpt from the new book How to Get on Podcasts by Michelle Glogovac focus...

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