Reddit for writers

Posted on 03/22/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Reddit isn’t just for cute animal pictures and snarky memes (though let’s be honest, at least one of those i...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, Writer's Digest

Yes, you can use double negatives!

Posted on 03/23/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can add double negatives to the list of grammatical structures that were historically acceptable for years before la...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Grammar Girl, Language

The Digital Reader's urgent message for WordPress users

Posted on 03/22/2019 at 10:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder, the man behind The Digital Reader, doesn’t just blog — he provides web design, tech support,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Digital Reader

Amazon's review rules, as of March 2019

Posted on 03/21/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not aware of any dramatic changes in Amazon’s review rules, but it never hurts to share primers on thi...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Reader reviews, The Book Designer

Two-minute tip: Author branding for beginners, part 1

Posted on 03/21/2019 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Romance Writers of America has a tip so great, it can’t be contained in two minutes. The first in a four-part...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Romance, Romance Writers of America, Video

Your marketing mythbusters are here

Posted on 03/20/2019 at 03:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What a delightful surprise — reading the comments actually added value to our Internet experience! When Sandra Bec...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, The Book Designer

Researcher breaks down beta-reader usage

Posted on 03/20/2019 at 09:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most pieces on beta readers (including one we shared from Writer’s Digest) focus on how to choose them and make th...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Jane Friedman, Writing advice

What authors can do with Instagram

Posted on 03/19/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Instagram is the audiobook of the social media world. That’s to say, experts are growing ever fonder of recommendi...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Social media and websites

Which title type suits your book?

Posted on 03/19/2019 at 09:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can’t deny that many readers judge a book by its cover. And you can outsource the cover design to a profession...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Writing advice

Amazon Ads has new features to accompany new name

Posted on 03/18/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s been a few months since Amazon announced some changes to its ad program (including the name — Amazon Ma...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Jane Friedman, Marketing