How patience will pay off -- literally -- for authors

Posted on July 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

Growth is rarely instant, but it almost always builds on itself. So authors should be patient – and persistent – to give their books the time they need to succeed.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

Business and marketing tips for authors: July 7, 2025

Posted on July 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best business, legal, and marketing advice for writers for Monday, July 7, 2025

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Technology, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Business and marketing tips for authors: June 19, 2025

Posted on June 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Author events, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

Top tips for authors: June 12, 2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer, spanning a variety of topics. Here are the ones...

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Tagged As: Dialogue, Editing, Marketing / promotion, Romance, The business of writing, Writing advice

Business and marketing tips for authors: June 9, 2025

Posted on June 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Business and marketing tips for authors: June 5, 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Kindle Direct Publishing, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

The dos and don'ts of publishing services

Posted on June 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two blogs that aren't Writer Beware shared posts recently on publishing and publicity services that will hopefully help authors spend...

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Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Theory and process reflections for authors: May 30, 2025

Posted on May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A blonde woman in a black plaid top and burnt-orange cap writes in a notebook as she sits on a large gray rock in the woods.

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of thoughts on the writing and reading processes to offer. Here are the...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Reading, Romance, The business of writing

Business and marketing tips for authors: May 5, 2025

Posted on May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Kindle Direct Publishing, Reading, Survey, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Business news and tips for authors: April 29, 2025

Posted on April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Audiobook, Author events, Kindle Unlimited, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams