Posted on February 25, 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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What does a character's fear of change look like?: Angela Ackerman shares an entry from the upcoming The Fear Thesaurus that covers ways to include a struggle with change in your story (Writers Helping Writers).
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Follow this checklist to revise your middle-grade novel: Author Huda Al-Marashi built this guide based on the feedback on — and rejections of — her own book (Writer's Digest).
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Why a manuscript assessment can save authors time and money: Howard Lovy and Tim McConnehey discuss the advantages of having a manuscript assessed before a full developmental edit (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Amazon launches immersion reading: Dan Holloway reports on what this new feature means for readers and writers (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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