Top tips for authors: February 16, 2024

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice and industry news to offer.

Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:

• 5 reasons to set your thriller in an isolated town (Writer's Digest) 

• 3 ways to experiment with memoir structure to improve narrative arc (Jane Friedman) 

• The scam of book returns insurance (Writer Beware) 

• Top tips for entering audiobook awards (Alliance of Independent Authors) 

• Society of Authors calls for transparency in audiobook pay (Alliance of Independent Authors)