Posted on December 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer, spanning a variety of topics.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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What's more important, storytelling or craft?: Readers are more likely to overlook craft weaknesses when a story is un-put-down-able, so Jami Gold provides a working definition for storytelling and identifies skills that serve as the basis for this art (Writers Helping Writers).
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Current scams targeting authors: Technological advances are making schemes harder to detect, so Teri Case shows her fellow authors how to spot the red flags (Jane Friedman).
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A guide to winning Amazon's A10 era: Penny Sansevieri says the latest algorithm shift benefits authors, because it relies on signals that AI-generated books can't provide, and explains how to produce those very cues (Author Marketing Experts).
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The audiobook trends that Spotify Wrapped reveals: Dan Holloway shares key points from Spotify's article on the audiobook trends it saw this year and the rising genres it predicts for 2026 (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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