Posted on July 15, 2026 at 3:00 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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When the ending answers the beginning: Author Julie Carrick Dalton uses a variety of examples to unpack the power of what's known as chiastic storytelling, where the end circles back to the beginning (Writer's Digest).
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An ode to wordiness: If you chafe at the current advice to write leaner, author Marguerite Welch is there with you and ready to highlight classic writers' beautiful, descriptive language as a counterpoint (Writer's Digest).
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Why the romance genre is raising the bar for relationships: Author Demi Blaize credits BookTok and the conversations it enables for both reflecting changing attitudes in romance and giving readers the opportunities to encourage that shift (Women Writers, Women's Books).
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How AI is changing book cover design: The Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast hosts the founder of an AI book cover generating company to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this new technology for indie authors' book covers (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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