by Ali Shaw | Apr 2, 2018 | Tips
by Olivia M. Croom I love conferences. I have friends I only see at particular conferences, and every year I learn something new about book publishing after attending the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference. #AWP19 in Portland, Oregon, will...
by Ali Shaw | Mar 1, 2018 | Tips
by Susan DeFreitas, Collaborative Editor and Marketing Strategist The process of publishing independently is often the end of a long road for you as the author, one that may include years of writing, rewriting, revising, and polishing—not to mention the complex...
by Ali Shaw | Feb 1, 2018 | Tips
by Melissa Flamson, Owner of With Permission As a copyright permissions consultant, I am often asked what material requires permission. It is a complex issue, so I will share a few basic guidelines. The first step is to determine whether a work is currently protected...
by Ali Shaw | Jan 2, 2018 | Tips
By Laura Garwood, Collaborative Editor One of the hardest things about working on your own—whether you’re running a business or writing outside of your day job—is maintaining productivity. And with the new year upon us, many of us are making resolutions to increase...
by Ali Shaw | Dec 22, 2017 | Tips
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor As readers, we know that descriptions are the pulse of the writing, the lifeblood that lets us fully experience a character’s journey. But that doesn’t mean that writing powerful description is easy. Use this meditation to infuse...
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