Posted on July 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer, spanning a variety of topics.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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The productivity hack hiding in plain sight: Catherine Misener describes her trial run with using dictation on a first draft of a novel, sharing useful pros and cons for different styles of writers (Writer Unboxed).
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Mining for theme in children's books: Susan Fletcher makes the case for finding a story's theme once a first (or subsequent) draft has been completed, versus imposing one from the moment you sit down to write (Jane Friedman).
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Writing and directing an audio drama: Joanna Penn interviews Alison Haselden about her decision to create an audio drama, versus a textual story, and about the strategic choices she made in that process (The Creative Penn).
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Publishing news summary: Dan Holloway reports on Amazon's expansion of the Kindle Colorsoft line and AI concerns in WeTransfer's terms of use (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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How indie authors build loyal readers: Author/podcaster J. Kevin Tumlinson tells Dale L. Roberts what successful author branding looks like right now (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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