Easy writing advice from Penny Sansevieri

Posted on 04/11/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri tends to share methods when it comes to book marketing, not pep talks. She knows, though, that every...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Penny Sansevieri

One author's lessons from binge-watching

Posted on 04/10/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 was certainly a year that challenged us to find the silver linings, if at all possible. And author Deanna...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

How to keep the "friend" in your fiction's set of frenemies

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know the qualities that make up a real-life frenemy. But it might not be as easy to create a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writer's Digest

Ensure that your book's dialogue moves the story along

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We recently shared a post on the importance of dialogue, and we’ll follow up with more advice from another source....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writing advice, Zara Altair

ALLi's guide to audiobook publishers beyond Audible-ACX

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s no secret that the Alliance of Independent Authors has serious issues with Audible right now. But it’s also no...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Amazon, Audiobook

Why your protagonist should be an actor

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 09:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If the first few (or more) pages of your novel are dedicated to your protagonist’s memories and thoughts, Kathryn Craft...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writer Unboxed

What exactly is a hybrid publisher?

Posted on 04/07/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may have some preconceptions — and misconceptions — about hybrid publishing. Author Barbara Linn Probst readily admits she did,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Publishing

Audio marketing opportunities for authors beyond podcasts

Posted on 04/07/2021 at 09:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audio continues to be hot in the book and book-marketing worlds. Penny Sansevieri wants you to know, though, that you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, Social media and websites

Why author newsletters have stuck (and will keep sticking) around

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s marketing must-do can turn into tomorrow’s old news. For instance, a few years ago, Catherine Baab-Muguira noticed that creatives...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Email newsletter, Jane Friedman, Marketing

How to ensure your character's moment of change feels powerful

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 09:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re over a year out from the moments when we realized that the COVID-19 epidemic was going to dramatically change...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice