The 6 Things Writers Need to Make a Living (Everything I Know)
— Millions of people have built writing careers, and you can too. You can work full or part-time. It’s up to you. Most writers never [Read More]
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30 Things I’ve Learned About the Writing Life
On Thanksgiving, I celebrated 30 years since the sale of my first book. It’s a crazy milestone and made me consider this writing and publishing [Read More]
Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing My Book
When I was 14 years old, I wrote a poem entitled “Does A Giraffe Ever Feel Small?” that tells the story of six animals and [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]
20 Things to Consider When Building Fantasy Worlds
by New York Times Bestselling Author Sara Raasch I have crafted two fantasy worlds in my career so far. The first, Primoria in the SNOW [Read More]
Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing My Book
Over the course of four years, this poem morphed into a children’s book by the same name that I self-published with my friend and illustrator, [Read More]
10 Things You Should Stop Doing On Social Media
Almost every author has been told at some point, “You gotta get online and promote.” But only a small percentage of authors have actually been [Read More]
5 Things That Happen When You Start Calling Yourself a Writer
There can be very set ‘wrong’ and ‘right’ ways of being a writer – or so we’re led to believe. Historically, you’d need to have [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]
7 Things to Do After You’ve Finished Your First Draft
You’ve spent six months to a year breaking your story, outlining it, then sitting down to write the screenplay. You’ve finished your first draft. It’s [Read More]
10 Things to Blog About When You’re a Brand-New Author
With all the advice that’s thrown at any new writer looking to get published, this one’s heard the most: I’m willing to put all my [Read More]