How booksellers can benefit from quarantine reading trends

Posted on 07/12/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The online book club The Pigeonhole, like many others in the literary community, wondered how readers’ behavior has changed during...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, The Bookseller

6 ways to make your virtual book launch stand out

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 02:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just because your book launch is virtual doesn’t mean it can’t also be a journey of sorts! Carol Newman Cronin,...

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

Kris Rusch: How are you coping after 3+ months of coronavirus?

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 11:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our chiropractor told us a few months ago that everyone is carrying some stress right now, given the coronavirus situation....

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

One author's experience with a socially distant book event

Posted on 06/17/2020 at 03:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The timing of author Ed Cyzewski’s new release wasn’t great, coming as it did during the COVID-19 outbreak and associated...

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

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Licensing in the time of COVID-19

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 10:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is our go-to source on contract and licensing advice. For a long time, most of her posts...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's new outlook for indie authors in 2020

Posted on 04/30/2020 at 12:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve seen and made the jokes about just canceling 2020. Unfortunately, that’s out of everyone’s power, but rethinking your approach...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Publishing, The business of writing

Monday motivation: Don’t hold your book back

Posted on 04/20/2020 at 11:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest process blog title caught us off guard, during a time of sheltering in place: “My travels...

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

How to engage readers during the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond)

Posted on 04/17/2020 at 03:44 PM by Guest Author

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Knowing how to engage readers is more important than ever, as the current situation provides an opportunity for authors to...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Marketing

Draft2Digital: Barnes & Noble royalties are being delayed

Posted on 04/14/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Digital Reader has a heads-up for authors selling their books on Barnes & Noble. Royalties from the bookstore chain...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, coronavirus / COVID-19, The business of writing, The Digital Reader

Too stressed to write? Try these creativity tips

Posted on 04/13/2020 at 11:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While we know some writers thrive on pressure as in deadlines, we’ve yet to hear about a creative type who...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Joanna Penn, Motivational, Writer's Digest