Need a fresh start? Here's how to reboot your mindset

Posted on 09/18/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

January 1 gets all the fuss as the start of a new year, but there are plenty of us in...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational

As an author, you have one job ... and this is it

Posted on 09/17/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For some people, the best advice they’ve received in a certain arena may be laser-focused and incredibly specific. We’ll admit...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

How to (and why) ensure you've listed the right genre for your book

Posted on 09/17/2021 at 10:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not to add another worry to anyone’s plate, but one more of the many important decisions that you must make...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Writer's Digest

The Kindlepreneur studies the Amazon "honeymoon effect" for new books

Posted on 09/16/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s human nature to be drawn to the shiny new thing — and to set it aside once something newer...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur)

How indie authors can stay ahead of and handle supply-chain issues

Posted on 09/16/2021 at 12:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It would be surprising to hear of someone whose life wasn’t in any way affected — personally or professionally —...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Publishing

4 ways that details of your setting can enhance your novel

Posted on 09/15/2021 at 01:43 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Advice about what details to include in your fiction always boils down to the question of whether it advances your...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

A trained fighter's best advice on accuracy in combat scenes

Posted on 09/15/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Trained fighter and author Carla Hoch has answered a number of writerly questions about physical conflict in literature. But her...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

One writer's thoughts on how to become a career author

Posted on 09/14/2021 at 12:59 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn recently shared the lessons she’s learned from ten years of being a full-time author-entrepreneur. She’s not the only...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, The business of writing, Writer Unboxed

How to examine an offer from an overseas publisher

Posted on 09/14/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Having an overseas publisher reach out to you about your book can inspire dramatic emotions — excitement over interest, or...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Publishing

What Joanna Penn has learned from a decade of author entrepreneurship

Posted on 09/13/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A decade ago, Joanna Penn left her day job to be a full-time author-entrepreneur. And as she’s done for several...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational