Top tips for authors: April 15, 2024

Posted on April 15, 2024 at 9:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice beyond the actual craft of writing to offer. Here are the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Author events, Design, Marketing / promotion

Business tips for authors: April 2, 2024

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

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites, Technology

Craft tips for authors: December 4, 2023

Posted on December 4, 2023 at 9:53 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, Design, Historical fiction, Nonfiction, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: Visuals

Posted on May 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites

Top tips for authors: May 12, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business, marketing, and craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Short story, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: May 8, 2023

Posted on May 8, 2023 at 1:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of organizational, formatting, and technological advice to offer. Here are the ones that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Design, Motivational

Publishing tips for authors: March 28, 2023

Posted on March 28, 2023 at 9:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The experts we follow have plenty of advice beyond the actual craft of writing. Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Publishing, Social media and websites, The business of writing

The Kindlepreneur's take on dedication pages in books

Posted on October 30, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is, of course, absolutely no rule that a book must have a dedication. And there aren't really rules for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design, First lines and first chapters

What to do after writing a children's book 

Posted on September 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing any book is just the first step, but if you're self-publishing a children's book, there's an extra bit of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Cover design, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design, Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri

How authors can tell if they need a license for a book's font

Posted on February 25, 2022 at 9:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jason Hamilton doesn't want to send you into a full-fledged alarm by bringing up the issue of fonts and copyrights....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese