Carla King interview with Christopher Locke, Membership Liaison, IBPA Subjects covered The main subject of this episode is book reviews. IBPA prefers the term “author-publisher” because term “self-published” makes it sound as though au author do it all themselves; but, if they’re doing it right, they’re hiring people to help with the process. Trade reviews
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Publishing in a Pandemic: Moving Forward with Both Traditionally- and Self-Published Books
by Aya de Leon When the shelter-in-place order hit Northern California, I was working on several different books. Two are with a commercial publisher and due out in December 2020 and fall 2021. Another was just about ready for my agent to shop. The other projects range from idea to outline to partial drafts to
Read MoreEmpowering Authors with Direct Marketing and Presales
Carla King interviews Smashwords, Mark Coker Subjects covered The biggest imperative for authors in 2020 is to build and own a marketing platform that they control. Retailers and social media platforms mediate the author/reader relationship, preventing direct interaction. A mailing list is essential for authors to have a direct relationship with their readers. While direct
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Walter Mosley speaks on not picking a lane, fomenting change, and the publishing industry
Podcast Interview by Joey Garcia with guest Walter Mosley. When questioned about his thoughts on writers sometimes being told to “pick a lane and stay in it,” i.e., choose fiction or nonfiction—but not both—Mosley explained that notion is inherently a capitalist one. He added that even when artists are told that what they are working
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An Update from the World of Publishing (from an agent’s POV)
By Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary Co-founder and SFWC Director It’s mid-April as I write this, and the world has entered the second stage of this horrific pandemic. Most of us are staying at home, only going out for essentials like groceries and gas. Writers are either actively writing or at least keeping notes on their
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What’s New with IngramSpark | New IngramSpark Tools
Carla King interviews Robin Cutler about IngramSpark Publishing. Subjects covered in this podcast:What’s new with Ingram Spark. Ingram Spark website redesign and enhancements. By mid-March, users will start seeing changes to the Ingram Spark website. Enhancements will provide a more user-friendly, intuitive way for users to set up titles on IngramSpark. Other new tools include
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