by Nicki Yowell | Jan 5, 2022 | Publishing, Tips, Writing
By Executive Editor Ali Shaw If, like me, your hope for this year (or dare I say, “resolution”) is to make more progress on your writing, then we’ve got to put some strategies in place to make that happen. Hope is a strong emotion, but unfortunately, it alone will not...
by Nicki Yowell | Nov 4, 2021 | Fiction, Tips, Writing
Guest Post by Lauryne Wright, Author of the Other Worldly Series Do you ever become overwhelmed? By life, by news of the day, by that next scene you’re fixing to draft but fretting over? That’s how I feel as I plot book five of my Other Worldly series. Like the last...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 1, 2021 | Publishing, Tips, Writing
Things have been hopping around here, and one of our exciting developments is that our founder and executive editor, Ali Shaw, has a book coming out! Write Book (Check). Now What? is a short guide to the publishing basics that new authors need to know. When you’ve...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 30, 2021 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Recently, one of my colleagues shared this piece of advice they’d gotten from a former boss when discussing when one should stop making corrections and let a creative piece of work out into the world. Many, many people who are...
by Nicki Yowell | Jul 30, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Tips, Writing
by Sarah Currin, Collaborative Editor We all know how powerful language can be. Words can hurt or help, clarify or confuse, illuminate or invalidate. They can perpetuate oppressive structures or imagine a better world. Writers, editors, and other wordsmiths need to...
by Nicki Yowell | May 4, 2021 | Design, Publishing, Tips
by Olivia M. Hammerman, Collaborative Designer For many self-publishing authors, the book cover design process can be both exhilarating and intimidating. Copyright and intellectual law often fall into the latter category, but when it comes to your book’s cover,...
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