Posts Tagged ‘publishing’
Will Publishers Reject Long Books?
Back in middle and high school, I had no problem picking up books like Les Miserables and Anna Karenina. I wasn’t scared by length, and in fact, I found it a little comforting — I knew I’d have something to do, and the characters would be my friends longer. Book, ?♡?♡? Julita ?♡?♡? from Pixabay But today,…
Read MoreWhy You Need to Schedule Time to Do Nothing on Your Book
You can’t dilly-dally these days as an author. Time to market matters more than ever if you want your writing to bring in an income that’s viable enough to cover your bills. But if you look at your production schedule, is there time to… …do nothing? Relaxing, Penny from Pixabay It feels counterintuitive to digitally or physically…
Read MoreWhy Producing More Books Quickly Isn’t the Salvation Writers Think It Is
I’m used to doing a lot fast. That’s just the nature of having significant everyday responsibilities and pursuing multiple creative projects. It’s taught me to trust my instincts as a I work and “just do the da*n thing.” But sometimes, speed isn’t our friend. AI means AI slop, but also some OK-ish books The loudest…
Read MoreShould You Have Multiple Brands as a Writer?
Over the past three years, I’ve done a lot of work to develop brands of my own — I have my business brand (Takingdictation) and my faith brand (Faithful on the Clock). But these brands are separate for a reason — topics, audiences, and functions are all different. Not all writers operate in multiple spheres…
Read MoreTried Micropublishing? Here’s Why You Should
For most writers, the dream of success looks like published books. But there is, as the saying goes, more than one way to skin a cat. If you haven’t already considered micropublishing, it might be the alternative, less traditional path that allows you to achieve a viable income as a wordsmith. What is micropublishing? Micropublishing…
Read MoreWhat Is Text Blindness?
As an editor, I almost always encourage my clients to review my work carefully, and to have others on their team look at the content as well. That’s not because I’m not confident — I’ve been in this gig for almost two decades. It’s because my own brain inevitably will start to work against me.…
Read MoreAuthors, Please Ditch Your Interview Talking Points. Here’s Why
At some point, as a writer, you’ll start giving interviews — people will want to talk to you about your book, writing process, what inspires you, and what your general life is like. This progression is a good thing, as it means more exposure for your work and expansion of your reach. But I see…
Read MoreWhy I Started Using Substack (and Still Share It with Caution)
Over the past few months, I’ve made the decision to start using Substack. There were two big reasons for this. First, as I’ve noted in previous posts, I’ve lost a lot of the algorithmic visibility I had on virtually all social media platforms, with impressions often not reaching double digits. I needed another way to…
Read MoreDo 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, but it’s common for writers to be a little confused about which one to use. In this video, I summarize…
Read MoreWhen 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 Amazon and catch everyone’s attention with no posts, events, or networking efforts. But when should you get your marketing assets…
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