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Training #585 – Creative Writing in Google Docs
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Are you ready to transform your writing process and unlock new levels of creativity? Join us for our next live training, “Creative Writing in Google… Continue Reading
Training #584 – Ask us Anything about Titles
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In this Ask Us Anything session, we answer address a range of community questions focused on the titles of our books and updating them for… Continue Reading
Beyond the Font (Part 2): Craft & Apply Your Typography
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Typography is where design meets storytelling. In the second part of our Beyond the Font series, we move from foundational principles into the artful—and practical—application… Continue Reading
Training #582: News and Ask us Anything
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In this ask us anything session, we answered questions and covered a fair amount of industry news: KDP Royalty Rates are (potentially) dropping starting on… Continue Reading
Training #581: Selling Short Fiction
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Douglas Smith, author of Playing the Short Game, joined us to talk about rights and licensing for your short fiction, as well as strategies for… Continue Reading
Beyond the Font (Part 1): Foundations of Readable Type
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Unlock the power of typography in your book design projects with our two part series, Beyond the Font, where we'll move past simply choosing a… Continue Reading
Most Recent Articles
Writing Conferences 101: The Basics
Writers should go to writing conferences. Aspiring and novice authors should go to dispel the illusions they have about the industry, and to learn the… Continue Reading
From Serif to Script: A Glossary of Typography
When you pick up a book, your experience is shaped by more than just the words on the page. There's an invisible art at work… Continue Reading
How Not to Screw Up Your Nonfiction
Step One: make sure you know what you’re talking about. Step Two: that’s it. I kid. That’s definitely step one of writing a successful nonfiction… Continue Reading
Books to Bait: 7 Common Scams Targeting Authors
In today's digital age, authors face numerous threats to their security, reputation, and finances. Scammers continually develop sophisticated schemes targeting writers at all career stages…. Continue Reading
Bits to Backups: Author Security in a Digital Age
In today's interconnected world, authors face unique challenges when it comes to protecting their work, accounts, and reputations. As authors, your work is your livelihood,… Continue Reading
Burnout: How to Avoid It, How to Recover
Everybody suffers burnout from one thing or another in their lives. It can be particularly challenging for writers because we’re in charge of our own… Continue Reading
Recommended Places For Getting Started
The Fiction in 30 Self-Study Challenge
Miss out or want to take part in Fiction-in-30 again? Now you can go through the challenge at your own pace!
Advertising for Authors: Before Your First Ad
As time goes by and the independent publishing market matures, it becomes more and more necessary to spend money on advertising in order to get… Continue Reading
Audiobooks for Fun and Profit – Part 1: Yes or No
Welcome to our series on Audiobooks For Fun and Profit! An audiobook version of your work can add profit potential to your writing empire, but… Continue Reading
Should Authors Worry About AI Replacing Us?
Will Authors Be Replaced by AI? A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked if we were worried about AI-generated content taking over for… Continue Reading
10 Ways to Start Writing When Your Muse Isn’t Speaking to You
What’s the difference between a professional and an amateur? A professional can do great work even when they don’t feel like it. It feels like… Continue Reading
Introduction to Amazon's Author Central
Author Central is a hub that allows you to reach more readers and sell more books to the readers that have enjoyed your books. Amazon… Continue Reading
The Real Deal About Book Copyright
Our Lawyers Made Us Say This: What you’re about to read is a well-researched, honest attempt at explaining copyright law for authors, with a specific… Continue Reading
How Long Should Your Book Be?
The first rule of book length is to stop thinking about it in terms of pages. Every professional in the field considers a book’s length… Continue Reading