Debut author asks readers: How do you take a chance on me?

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s no denying that selling books to readers is much easier once you’ve gotten them to try the first one....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing, The business of writing

Why you need to leave some things out of your memoir

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 11:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even if you’ve tightly focused your memoir, making sure it’s not an autobiography, you’ll still be faced with the issue...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Memoir, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Choose your story's tense wisely

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Among the many powerful stylistic choices an author can make is which tense to write in. In Peter Selgin’s latest...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Writing advice

Why writers might actually want a bit of noise

Posted on 10/29/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Of course, there’s no one-size-fits-all perfect space for creative work. That said, we’ve always imagined that a quiet setting should...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman

One author's tips for approaching literary influencers

Posted on 10/24/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If the word "influencer" reminds you of the Fyre Music Festival documentaries that were so popular earlier this year, take...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing

7 ways to boost your creativity that don't involve the written word

Posted on 10/17/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors are told to read and write, in order to improve their craft. But what if those tasks begin to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Writer's block / writing prompts

Grab readers — and keep them — with a standout Amazon description

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 02:40 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one will claim that writing an irresistible Amazon description or book blurb is easy. But they’ll all insist that...

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Tagged As: Blurbs, Jane Friedman, Marketing

Why you should livestream (and how)

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 04:39 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re camera-shy, you probably don’t want to hear publishing industry expert Amy Collins sing the praises of livestreaming. So...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing, Video

Jane Friedman: Why you need to know your readers

Posted on 10/06/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who are your readers? If you don’t know the answer to that question, you’re probably not selling (or destined to...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Writing advice

Don't make these mistakes in your first memoir

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this month, Jane Friedman shared a guest post reminding potential (or current) memoirists to keep their focus tight. The...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Memoir, Writing advice