What to consider if you want to use a pen name

Posted on 03/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In David Kudler's opinion, most arguments for using a pen name boil down to two reasons: privacy or market segmentation....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, The Book Designer

Book marketing in the time of COVID-19

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marketing types across industries are struggling to balance what’s appropriate during a global crisis and the, well, need to keep...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Marketing

Amazon ends royalties on ACX giveaways

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors who distributed their audiobooks through ACX used to receive royalties on those giveaways. The Digital Reader reports that this...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, The Digital Reader

2 business takes on the coronavirus pandemic

Posted on 03/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s installment of what publishing experts have to say in regards to the coronavirus and authors is brought to you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, The business of writing

What to expect from a peer critique, professional editor, and more

Posted on 03/26/2020 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Feedback on your novel can come from a variety of sources, both amateur and professional, and can address any number...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Jane Friedman

Writer's Digest offers a free month of tutorials

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us are using the current health situation as motivation to improve ourselves, whether it’s through more mental stimulation,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

How to properly format dialogue

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 08:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: the Kindlepreneur has a guide to formatting dialogue to share. Better news: its author admits there’s no need...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Language

How to sell your books directly to readers (if you can)

Posted on 03/24/2020 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn knows that even in the rosiest of times, cash flow can be an issue for many creatives. One...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Ready to turn your author blog into an author website?

Posted on 03/24/2020 at 09:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If your author blog also serves as your homepage, you may want to consider Nate Hoffelder’s latest website advice. Namely,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Book Designer, The Digital Reader

How secondary characters can support your novel's plot

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 12:36 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Secondary characters don’t receive the bulk of the “screen time,” so to speak, but that doesn’t make them unnecessary or...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters