Posted on March 9, 2026 at 1:48 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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The seven-day Amazon ads sanity check: Penny Sansevieri explains what to watch for and learn from during the first week that you run ads for your book on Amazon (Author Marketing Experts).
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Creative confidence, portfolio careers, and making without permission: Joanna Penn interviews multidisciplinary artist Alicia Jo Rabins about various creative issues, including how to trust your process and to create without fear (The Creative Penn).
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Post-traumatic growth and dealing with change: Hear what Jack Williamson, a writer and psychotherapist, has to say about learning from challenging or downright painful experiences as it relates to a creative career (The Creative Penn).
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ALLi member Q&A podcast: Among the questions asked this month are how to monetize a podcast, how to accurately evaluate a publishing service, and how to handle various distribution obstacles (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Audible's immersion reading and AI updates: Dan Holloway links to another source's analysis of the new Audible read-while-listening feature and reports on how the Authors Guild is expanding its Human Authored certification (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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