by Carla King While teaming up with other writers can help you finish your book, beta readers can help you answer the question: Will my book succeed? If you’re like most authors, you don’t want to show readers your book until it’s perfect: perfectly edited, perfectly proofread, and perfectly formatted. Don’t wait! Find people who
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New Year, New Day in Publishing
On March 27th SFWC Director Laurie McLean gave a presentation as part of the Mechanics Institute – San Francisco Writers Conference partnership entitled: New Year, New Day in Publishing. Here is the Powerpoint presentation for anyone who would like to see her thoughts on publishing in 2021. New Year, New Day in Publishing
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Beyond The ‘Zon—There’s more than one way to publish a book
by Amanda Clay Are you exclusive or wide? It’s a question asked in every indie author circle. Exclusive—meaning you publish your ebooks exclusively through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing; or Wide—your book is available on all digital platforms such as Kobo, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble, and in libraries. It’s a distinction that’s highly debated, often
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The Business of Self-publishing with Amanda Clay
by Amanda Clay What’s this self-publishing nonsense all about, anyway? Aww, that big mahogany desk in New York. Martini lunches with your editor. Maybe it’s sipping cafe au laits in a Paris bistro or the suffering artist, burning the midnight oil in a boho loft. Whatever the image, when you first set pen to paper,
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Ten Publishing Predictions for 2021!
Hold onto your pens, people…it’s going to be a wild ride. It’s that time of year again. I present to you Predictions in Publishing: the 2021 Edition! It’s hard to believe that last year at this time I was bemoaning the fact that the book publishing industry seemed to have stagnated and not a lot
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How to Grow Your Mailing List with Ebook Presales
by Jim Azevedo Imagine if you had the personal email address of every reader who’s ever enjoyed one of your books. Surely, many of these readers would happily buy your next book if only they knew about it. Apart from mastering the craft of writing, your ability to notify fans about your next new release
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