Do You Need to Publish on Both Amazon and IngramSpark?
Self-publishing has exploded over recent years, giving authors much more control over their work. For most writers, the path to distribution is through Amazon (Kindle Direct Publishing) or IngramSpark. Both of these platforms are popular,...
When Should You Work on Marketing as a Self-Published Writer?
If you're self-publishing, one of your "givens" is that you'll have to jump in the deep end of the marketing pool at some point -- it's rare to have a book just show up on...
How to Approach Podcast Swaps as a Writer
If social media really isn't your thing and you need to expand your reach quickly as an author, podcast swaps might be just the answer you're looking for, especially if you're looking to promote an...
How to NOT Overshare in Your Memoir
Memoir is one of the most popular types of nonfiction because of how intimate and empathetic they can be. But oversharing in a memoir can influence both flow and the ability of the reader to...
Why Most Writing Courses Aren’t Worth the Money (and How to Create One That Is)
Because wordsmiths are getting hit with so many storms at once (e.g., AI slop, publishers cutting staff due to losses of ad revenue, etc.), the golden piece of advice in the writing industry has become...
Why Creating a Simple Spreadsheet Helps With Platform Building
Especially now, success as a writer unfortunately isn’t about the quality of your work — it’s about being able to prove to a publisher that they’ll get sales and a good ROI. That’s why there’s...
Why Collaboration Can Be Dangerous for Writers (and How to Do It Well)
People traditionally see writing as a “lonely” art where we put words to the page by ourselves in a corner somewhere, but many authors work together all the time — we use collaboration just like...
Who You Are and How You Write
Who are you? It's the kind of question you'd expect more at a therapy appointment than a writer's conference or webinar. But your sense of self invariably connects to what and how you express on...
