Posted on April 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and business advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Deciding who lives and dies in fiction: Author Matt Cost knows that killing off characters is an unpopular move, but he explains that it's often necessary and sometimes beyond the novelist's control (Writer's Digest).
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Nonfiction topics to write about: Like with his previous writing-prompt posts, Dave Chesson shares some guidelines for writing nonfiction, then offers starting points for the genre divided into a couple of different niches (The Kindlepreneur).
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How to communicate with your book cover designer: Vasylysa Zaturets, who works for a book cover design company, provides authors a five-step template for effectively working with a book cover designer (Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris).
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WP Payhip integration: Nate Hoffelder of The Digital Reader alerted us to the fact that that WordPress now offers a plug-in to integrate Payhip, for easier direct sales.
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Self-publishing authors earn more: The Alliance of Independent Authors reveals the results of its income survey (ALLi).
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