Catching up with ALLi: September 3, 2024

Posted on September 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dan Holloway of the Alliance of Independent Authors has been busy the past week or so reporting on industry news...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Artificial intelligence (AI), Bookstore, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Craft tips for authors: September 3, 2024

Posted on September 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. (Especially when we take several days off in...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, First lines and first chapters, Plot / narrative, point of view, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 28, 2024

Posted on August 28, 2024 at 10:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Setting, Writing advice

Money talk for authors: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow had two posts recently about money matters that we thought would be helpful for writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Jane Friedman, Nonfiction, The business of writing

Mindset tips for authors: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of mindset advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts

Craft tips for authors: August 26, 2024

Posted on August 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Writerly advice from unexpected sources

Posted on August 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Three writers recently shared the lessons they took from non-literary sources. Natalie Hart recounted what she learned about the ways...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Pop culture, Writing advice

Marketing tips for authors: August 23, 2024

Posted on August 23, 2024 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of marketing advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Nonfiction, Reader reviews, Social media and websites

Recipes for successfully publishing a cookbook

Posted on August 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two of the writing blogs we follow recently shared posts on the publication journey of cookbooks. At Women Writers, Women's...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 22, 2024

Posted on August 22, 2024 at 9:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writing advice