Articles
Every month, we send a newsletter to our community featuring upcoming events as well as an article by one of our knowledgeable team members. This page chronicles the articles, but be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get them in your inbox and to be updated about events.
What to Accept When You’re Accepting Your Editor’s Suggestions
by Kristen Hall-Geisler After three weeks of waiting, your line editor finally returns your manuscript to you. The email with your edited work attached has a lovely note saying that the book is in great shape, that you really took the developmental editor’s advice to...
read moreCome See Us at AWP!
Readings! Mingling! Book fair! Classes! A huge portion of the Indigo community will be at the AWP conference next week. (AWP stands for Association of Writers and Writing Programs—I don't know why there's only one W. I know it sounds like it's for MFA programs or...
read moreAnnouncing Indigo’s AWP Warm-Up
Join us at Rose City Book Pub (1329 NE Fremont St.) in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, March 26 from 8:00–11:00 p.m. for Indigo's AWP Warm-Up. Warm up for the 2019 AWP Conference and Book Fair with members of the Indigo community. Come hear readings from some of our...
read moreThat Is Not the Editor You Are Looking For
by Laura Garwood Do you know that words starting with a prefix, like mini-, over-, non-, or -, are generally closed compounds? Well, neither does your computer. Thus, if you write superpowerful, precourse, noninfrastructure, or preincident in a book manuscript, your...
read moreJoin Us for Indigo’s Writers Happy Hour in Sacramento
Join Indigo's Laura Garwood and other writers for happy hour and lively conversation. Sunday, February 17, 3–4:30 p.m. at Bella Bru 5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. Carmichael, CA 95608 RSVP on Meetup here. Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop about more writing events...
read moreSometimes the Book Is Just the Beginning
by Paul Gerald, author of The Groundhopper’s Guide to Soccer in England I had no idea my new book was going to become the hub of a new business. I simply started where I always do with my book ideas: at the intersection of what I know about, what I enjoy doing, what...
read moreYou Just Push a Button, Right?: The Digital Printing Process for Book Covers
by Olivia M. Croom As someone lucky enough to design book covers full time, I spend basically my entire professional life in front of a computer screen. It can be easy to forget that paperback book design is as much a physical production process as it is a digital...
read more6 Ways to Shop Book Smart This Holiday Season
Happy Holidays from Indigo! We wish you and your loved ones peace, comfort, good food, stability, and lots of great books. If it’s on your holiday list to support your loved ones’ pursuit of the perfectly filled bookshelf, then we’re right there with you! Here are...
read moreThe Steps to Book Publishing
by Ali Shaw “I have a completed manuscript. Now what?” It’s a common occurrence for authors to come to us knowing they want help to publish well—whether independently or traditionally—but they feel unsure of the steps that go into publishing at a professional level....
read moreWriting for Eyeballs and Algorithms: How to Create Titles and Subtitles That Work for Humans and SEO
by Kristen Hall-Geisler Authors of nonfiction books, especially how-to and self-help books, have a special kind of burden to bear. Not only do you have to come up with a title that conveys the content and spirit of your book—every author in every genre has to do...
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