Posted on February 18, 2026 at 12:00 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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Eleven steps from your big fat mess to your next draft: If you've accumulated any amount of early writing that's just sitting there, Audrey Kalman offers a process to take it from raw material to a finished product (Jane Friedman).
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The ultimate guide to building your author brand: Penny Sansevieri explains why an author brand is so important and also how to create one that will attract readers and sell books (Author Marketing Experts).
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Why recipes for publishing success don't work: Joe Solari unpacks the forces that make publishing outcomes so different even for books of similar characteristics and describes what authors should focus on, instead of cookie-cutter publishing success formulas (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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