Posted on February 18, 2022 at 9:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The big news in the indie-publishing world last week was Draft2Digital's plan to acquire Smashwords. And in some of the coverage,...
Posted on February 17, 2022 at 4:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
When people in the writing industry talk about exclusivity, the default assumption is that they're referring to Kindle Unlimited. And...
Posted on February 17, 2022 at 10:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Sensory details are a powerful force in bringing your story to life. And what better source of sensory experiences than...
Posted on February 16, 2022 at 2:27 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Longtime editor Dave King has a beautiful way of looking at strategic cutting in your fiction. Rather than thinking of...
Posted on February 16, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Whether you've been on Instagram forever or are waiting to take the plunge, the Alliance of Independent Authors has a...
Posted on February 15, 2022 at 1:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Bestselling historical novelist Janie Chang has a misconception to dispel. Her genre is not, as some people assume, easy to...
Posted on February 15, 2022 at 9:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The long-running TV show Unsolved Mysteries is now a podcast. And of course, that podcast includes the iconic theme song,...
Posted on February 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Author Rebecca Sacks doesn't write erotica or even romance. Yet the most common praise and complaints she heard about their...
Posted on February 14, 2022 at 9:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A slow-burn romance doesn't have to be slow-paced. In fact, that's one of author Falon Ballard's five keys to writing...
Posted on February 13, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Many settings in your books will be places that countless other authors have described. That doesn't mean yours have to...