Posted on January 13, 2026 at 12:08 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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How to take a story from good to great: One way to save on the cost of an editor or proofreader is to make sure you have the best story possible to turn in to them; Angela Ackerman has four strategies plus one huge pool of writing checklists and tip sheets to help you with that (Writers Helping Writers).
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Audio platforms embrace video: Dan Holloway reports on how Audible and Spotify are expanding their visual features (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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The life your memoir changes the most is yours: Author and consultant Samantha Perkins describes how she began writing a memoir in hopes she could help another person and gradually realized that she was healing herself, first and foremost (Jane Friedman).
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