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

Business tips for authors: March 23, 2023

Posted on March 23, 2023 at 10:58 AM 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: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites

Penny Sansevieri on all the ways authors can share their praise

Posted on March 8, 2023 at 3:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri's advice on how to organize a media page actually also justifies why authors would want a media page...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri, Social media and websites

The new (old?) literary darlings of TikTok

Posted on March 8, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Colleen Hoover built her fame with a massive assist from TikTok. But it turns out you don't have to...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub, Social media and websites, The New York Times

Penny Sansevieri is still a proponent of Goodreads for authors

Posted on February 23, 2023 at 3:25 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri shares several reasons that she appreciates Goodreads as a branding tool for authors. The two we suspect will...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Penny Sansevieri, Reader reviews, Social media and websites

ALLi's news roundup has plenty of social media updates

Posted on February 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest news roundup from the Alliance of Independent Authors is full of social media updates. From TikTok, we have...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Social media and websites, Writing advice

Daughter's TikTok video makes her father a bestselling author

Posted on February 21, 2023 at 11:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Grab a tissue or a hankie before listening to this NPR story. Lloyd Devereux Richards wrote his first novel about...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Social media and websites

A grab bag of advice from Jane Friedman (and contributors)

Posted on February 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM 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: Editing, Jane Friedman, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites, Writing advice

A guide to Mastodon for authors

Posted on February 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With the turmoil at Twitter, some social media users are looking for an alternative to the text-based platform. Those same...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites

Penny Sansevieri's guide to using BookTok

Posted on February 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most, if not all, authors have heard about BookTok as a marketing strategy. (Whether they want to participate in it...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri, Social media and websites