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5 Reasons Every Writer Needs a Web Site
If you are serious about your writing, in fact even if you aren’t, you need a web site. Let me repeat that — every writer [Read More]
15 Author Websites (Best author website examples for 2019)
If you’re an author — or on your way to becoming one — you’ve probably heard a lot about author websites and the importance of [Read More]
Inside the Agent-Author Relationship
When you sign with an agent, you’re choosing a partner for your career—which means it’s important to choose carefully. We asked authors to share the [Read More]
Fiction University: Simple Steps to an Author Auto-Responder
One of the topics I’d heard other independent authors talk about a lot was auto-responders, but for years, I put off actually setting up one [Read More]
4 Things Writers Need To Know About Author Readings
— Written by Lev Raphael I’ve done hundreds of invited talks and readings on three different continents and I love being out there with my [Read More]
How To Start Writing: Tips From A First-Time Author
When I started the task of writing The Love Fool, I had no idea how to begin. Sure, I’ve written papers case studies and such while [Read More]
The Difference Between an Author-Author and an Author-Entrepreneur and Why You Need to Know
by Vickie Gould I’m getting that deer-in-the-headlights look as a response again. When people tell me they want to write a book and they need help, [Read More]
The Three Types of Book Cover Design Every Author Should Know
One of the great pleasures of browsing bookstores involves admiring the artwork — the cover designs on display, to be more specific. In the current [Read More]
The One Piece of Advice Every Aspiring Author Needs to Know
If you are one of the millions of people who aspire to be a published author, I have some writing advice for you: never listen [Read More]
At An Author Book Reading, You Should Never, Ever Do This One Thing
I have attended hundreds of readings and literary events, both as an observer and as a coordinator. I absolutely love attending readers, and every event [Read More]
Author Withdraws Novel Following Cyberattacks
Award-winning writer S. Hareesh has withdrawn his novel Meesha (Moustache), which was being serialised in the Mathrubhumi Weekly, following threats from alleged Sangh Parviar outfits. [Read More]
Little House on the Prairie Author’s Name Removed From Award Over Book’s Racial Language
A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove the name of the Little House on the Prairie’s author from an award because [Read More]
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]
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]
Salaried Author Positions Might Get Your Book off the Ground
A new publishing company thinks it might have found a way to encourage the next generation of novel writers to ditch the day jobs and [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]
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]
Author Jojo Moyes Saves Adult Literacy Scheme
The writer said that Quick Reads, which makes books for those who struggle to read, was “too important to be allowed to end”. Author Jojo [Read More]
The Crazy Life of a Self-Published Author. Part Two: Taming the Amazon Jungle
Let’s say a manuscript is well-edited and ready to go. Now the publishing adventure begins… Books are judged by their Cover. Books need inviting gift wrap [Read More]