Are you making any of these eight book marketing mistakes?

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 04:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’ve followed Fussy for any length of time, you know how critical we think a professionally designed cover is...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Cover design, Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

Legal and creative issues to consider if you find a co-author

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 12:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Passive Guy came upon a post touting the benefits of partnering with another writer. The post also mentioned a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing, The Passive Voice, Writing advice

6 ways to make your virtual book launch stand out

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 02:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just because your book launch is virtual doesn’t mean it can’t also be a journey of sorts! Carol Newman Cronin,...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Jane Friedman, Marketing

Grammar Girl's opinion on "reenter" versus "re-enter"

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 11:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We shared controversial language news on our reader blog yesterday (and made sure it was seen by posting it on...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Grammar Girl, Language

Book endorsements and book reviews aren't interchangeable

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 03:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book reviews and book endorsements are not the same thing. You probably already realize that, but Sandra Beckwith has been...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Reader reviews, The Book Designer

The difference between copyright-free and royalty-free

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Do you understand the difference between copyright-free and royalty-free? Plagiarism Today explains each in detail so that if you’re using...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Authors, don't sabotage yourself -- watch out for unforced errors

Posted on 07/05/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you enjoyed last week’s comparison of book launches to running events, good news — Ruth Harris wants you to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writing advice

Free yourself from imposter syndrome

Posted on 07/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In honor of the Fourth of July, we’re sharing advice on how to free yourself from imposter syndrome. Editor and...

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Tagged As: Motivational

Joanna Penn’s June 2020 writing, publishing, and book marketing Q&A 

Posted on 07/03/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What are your fellow authors wondering nowadays? Joanna Penn recently hosted a Facebook Live Q&A in which she fielded the...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Video

Penny Sansevieri on marketing a book before it's released

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 01:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday, we shared Penny Sansevieri’s advice on how to market an older book. Now it’s time to swing in the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri