How to Promote Yourself on Social Media (Without Trying Too Hard)
So you have a book and you have access to the internet – and theoretically, you can now promote that book to the WORLD through [Read More]
Advice from Writers
Career As A Self-Published Author | 5 Things You Need
We see it every day here at BookBaby: aspiring independent authors want to know how to build a career and make sure people read, and [Read More]
Write By Accident, Refine By Design
In “The Accidental Novelist: How Stolen Moments Can Make a Book,” I wrote about an unorthodox writing technique I discovered — and the novel I’ve [Read More]
The Isolated Sentence Test: How Does Your Work Score?
There are so many things that go into writing an enjoyable book. Chief among them is the ability to make stellar word choices and form [Read More]
How to Get the Most from Writer’s Conferences: An Insider’s Guide
I went to my first writing conference as a keynote speaker. I’d already been making a full-time living as a writer for three years, and [Read More]
Murder Mystery Author Jane Harper Has Six Tips for Writing a Bestselling Novel
It’s the kind of success story writers dream of. In 2014, Jane Harper decided she was finally going to do it — she was going [Read More]
How to Use Free Online Tools to Write Better Content
It’s all well and good scanning blog post after blog post in search of content writing tips, but sometimes you want instant, actionable tactics you [Read More]
Writers, You Should be Using an Email Signature, Too. Here are 4 Free Ways to Make One.
The signature of your emails may be a part of the message you don’t think about very much. After all, there are so many tips [Read More]
An Upcoming Writer’s Motivational Guide to Writing
In a world full of writers and literature junkies, it can be easy to get caught up in the charade of standstills with your latest [Read More]
Who Will Buy Your Book?
I have been very fortunate as a writer: since 2010, I have had three books picked up by three different publishers. I have gotten coverage in [Read More]
Russo Observes All of a Writing Life in Book of Essays
In the middle of this book of nine essays, Richard Russo has a 61-pager titled “Getting Good.” A quote from Mark Twain tops the first [Read More]
An author’s journey
The fictional world of Corsana is not unlike our own. Sure, there are mythical creatures, mana-based technology and magic, but there’s also plenty of adventure, [Read More]
What We Call Writer’s Block Might Just Be Insecurity
My writing slowed down this past week. And it also seemed my ideas were hiding from me. Part of it was just general malaise, but [Read More]
The Art of Writing an Opinion Piece
A well-written opinion article is a powerful piece of prose; it can challenge our views and bring context to a subject in a way we’ve [Read More]
Writing Tips | Endings, Climaxes, and Resolutions (Video)
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Free writing Friday: Why the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ author is helping children be creative
The children of Newton Prep and St George’s primary schools in Battersea, south London, know a kindred spirit when they see one. Cressida Cowell may [Read More]
How Can I Find a Literary Agent?
In today’s digital publishing environment, many authors wonder if having a literary agent is at all necessary. The short answer is yes. If you are [Read More]
Book reviews: Keep up with the Joneses
WHEN David Leadbeater won last year’s inaugural Kindle UK Storyteller Award, with his Indiana Jones-inspired romp The Relic Hunters, it was the culmination of three [Read More]
5 Professional Opportunities You’re Missing By Being Inactive On LinkedIn
With LinkedIn now home to over 500 million members worldwide and counting, most professionals I know have an active profile on the platform. However, somewhat [Read More]
Increasing Your Author Income (Video)
In this hour-long video #indieauthorcon presentation, Maria Dismondy, best-selling children’s book author and publisher describes her 6 successful strategies for turning a passion for self-publishing [Read More]