Posted on January 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of career advice and industry news to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Tossing outdated marketing strategies: Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell use the new year as motivation to reassess what works, what no longer works for anyone, or what no longer works for you (Author Marketing Experts).
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Avoid random acts of content: Stephanie Chandler explains how to share relevant content in a way that captures attention, instead of info-dumping, in an excerpt from her book The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan (Jane Friedman).
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The consolations and consternations of philosophy and fiction: David Corbett launches a series examining how authors can safely write authoritatively on issues that touch on politics in our current polarized environment (Writer Unboxed).
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How to generate powerful story conflict: You do, however, want conflict in your novel, so Angela Ackerman provides the three necessary components of conflict, with an in-depth look at how to achieve originality in it (Writers Helping Writers).
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