Posted on December 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer and news to analyze.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Think twice before paying to exhibit at industry book fairs: Jane Friedman has updated her 2012 piece on why it's not worth the money, for most authors, to rent space at big trade shows.
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Five-year publishing plans and predictions: Orna Ross shares what she expects to do and what she expects all self-published authors to see over the next half-decade (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Authors don't want publishers managing AI license deals: Dan Holloway discusses the findings of a recent survey of over 13,500 authors (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Book proposals, writing nonfiction, and supercommunicators: Joanna Penn interviews journalist and author Charles Duhigg about a variety of topics, including research and organization strategies for nonfiction (The Creative Penn).
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FAQs on QR codes: Here's how to create a QR code and, perhaps more importantly, why you would use them (Nate Hoffelder).
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A full-time writer talks about her finances: Amie McNee wants transparency in the creative community, and she's walking that walk by sharing information about her personal finances (Substack).
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