Tips for creating an accessible book for more readers

Posted on October 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Guest Author

In today’s world, there’s a growing movement toward making books more accessible. Readers from all walks of life deserve the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Audiobook, Diversity, E-reader, Publishing

News of note for readers: October 24, 2024

Posted on October 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, Obituary, Politics, Publishing

Craft tips for authors: October 24, 2024

Posted on October 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer (especially when you take two weeks off from...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Children's literature, Memoir, Short story, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Author Marketing Experts' tips from October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Author Marketing Experts blog always has plenty of advice to offer, especially when you've been away for two weeks. Here...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Libraries, Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri, Publishing, Technology

News of note for readers: October 23, 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Barnes & Noble / Nook, Book lists, Libraries, Obituary, TV adaptation

Catching up on the character secret thesaurus: October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have launched a new series at Writers Helping Writers: the character secret thesaurus. In these...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writers Helping Writers

Author Q&A: Mackenzie Ryan Walters

Posted on October 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nonfiction and Christian author Mackenzie Ryan Walters's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing Mackenzie Ryan Walters, who writes authorship reference, Christian personal growth, and Christian inspirational books.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction

ALLi business news and tips: October 22, 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Bookstore, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Publishing, Social media and websites, The business of writing

Big-picture literary questions: October 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder's weekly roundup of links recently included several food-for-thought posts that relate to the literary world.  If you're among...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, E-reader, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Reading

Big-picture craft tips for authors: October 22, 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of plot, narrative, and other big-picture advice to offer.  Here are the ones that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Plot / narrative, point of view