Jane Friedman analyzes COVID's effect on publishing

Posted on 04/30/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A recent New York Times article, while acknowledging that print book sales rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, seemed to take...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Jane Friedman, Publishing

Kris Rusch: The toll of 2020 and what it means for writers

Posted on 02/08/2021 at 02:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re positive that by now, you’re almost as sick of looks back at 2020 as you were of 2020 itself....

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

Kris Rusch: The future is very bright for ebooks and indie authors

Posted on 01/31/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to any author reading this post — the mere fact that you’re reading it means you’ve made it through...

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

How authors can plan -- with flexibility -- for 2021

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 02:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Orna Ross is taking a different approach to her New Year’s post for the Alliance of Independent Authors. Rather than...

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), coronavirus / COVID-19, Motivational

Kris Rusch on how audio has changed -- and could keep changing

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 09:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s year-in-review series has arrived at the topic of audiobooks. In an oddly refreshing departure from other posts...

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

Penny Sansevieri: A pandemic is no time to slack on book marketing

Posted on 12/10/2020 at 09:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know what COVID-19 has generally meant for your author career — an emphasis on online connection (versus in-person ones)...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

Kris Rusch: The future may not be rosy, but it's still ours to claim

Posted on 09/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s fall, and school is in (some sort of) session — the conditions that, in a normal year, would inspire...

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

Jane Friedman: The bar has been raised for online author events

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 03:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Six months into the COVID era, authors have accepted the necessity of — and often embraced — online events, versus...

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Tagged As: Author events, coronavirus / COVID-19, Jane Friedman, Marketing

Candice Carty-Williams won't write COVID-19 into her novel's screenplay

Posted on 09/13/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Candice Carty-Williams is working on adapting her novel Queenie into a screenplay. And in the meantime, as she watches other...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, The Guardian

Joanna Penn's lessons from nine years of author entrepreneurship

Posted on 09/12/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn is marking nine years as an author entrepreneur this month. And yes, what a time to celebrate. When...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Joanna Penn