by Nicki Yowell | Nov 30, 2023 | Tips, Writing
’Tis the season for book recommendations! What are your favorite books of the year? What are you wishing for this holiday season? Here are some to consider (with links to buy on Bookshop.org or Libro.fm, which both support independent bookstores!): National...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 30, 2023 | Publishing, Technology, Tips
By Indigo Executive Editor and Audiobook Producer Ali Shaw Whether you’re a traditionally published author or a totally independent author, it’s worth considering releasing an audiobook version. According to Bookstat, as reported in Publishers Weekly, 188 million...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 2, 2023 | Marketing, Tips, Writing
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor I often talk with aspiring authors whose main vision is to get the book out. And with the magic of seeing their name on the cover and holding that long-awaited volume in their hands, who can blame them? And, I add, don’t you as an author...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 2, 2023 | Fiction, Tips, Writing
by Melissa Eskue Ousley, Collaborative Editor One of my favorite books about writing is On Writing by Stephen King. It’s an excellent how-to manual to hone your writing skills and create memorable characters. He once said that “books are uniquely portable magic,” and...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 30, 2023 | Marketing, Tips, Writing
Guest Post by Author Melissa Hart I recently had the opportunity to have author Melissa Hart as a guest speaker in my Entrepreneurship in Publishing class in PSU. She has some incredible advice for practicing literary citizenship—things anyone can do, whether...
by Nicki Yowell | Feb 28, 2023 | Fiction, Tips, Writing
By Kristen Hall-Geisler, Collaborative Editor I’ve seen it a hundred times in manuscripts I’ve edited (and I’m guilty of it myself): Somewhere around the two-thirds mark, the writer has obviously gotten tired of writing and revising and writing and revising. The first...
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