Posted on August 7, 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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A neurodivergent writer's survival guide: Kelsey Allagood invites her fellow neurodivergent authors — or authors with other challenges — to take a kinder approach to structures and systems, building them to be flexible and responsive versus rigid and unyielding (Writer Unboxed).
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Writing a newsletter when your book isn't published yet: Nancy J. Fagan shares five tips from her own experience to help you send out an author newsletter before your book is available (Jane Friedman).
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How to show your character healing from an emotional wound: Angela Ackerman knows that change isn't easy, even when it's in fiction, so she provides some stepping stones for your character's healing journey (Writers Helping Writers).
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Shopify bot attack proves costly for indie authors: Dan Holloway reports back from ALLi member-authors on how Shopify responded to a rash of fraudulent orders and shares some best practices for authors to stay safe(r) in the future (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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