Posted on August 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice and news to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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So your first novel just got published ... now what?: Suzanne Craig-Whytock shares ten actions to take once your novel is out in the world, to help it appear in front of as many eyes as possible (Women Writers, Women's Books).
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Keeping your book in the public's eye: Carol Hoenig knows that marketing beyond "just released" takes some creativity, so she offers brainstorming launching points (Women Writers, Women's Books).
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The biggest book award myth that's hurting indies: Hannah Jacobson's reality check for self-published authors? Winning book awards takes action on their part; it's not something that will be served up to them (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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ALLi member Q&A podcast: Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black address the issue of media liability insurance for memoir authors, among other indie author questions (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Canadian author leads 'David against Goliath' lawsuits against big tech: Author J.B. MacKinnon has filed class-action lawsuits against Nvidia, Meta/Facebook, Anthropic, and Databricks Inc., alleging that each company illegally used Canadian writers' work to train their artificial intelligence tools (CBC).
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