Tag: Self-publishing
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Join #AutherIndieSpeak on Aug. 25!
If you missed the first #AuthorIndieSpeak Chat last month, fear not…we’re having another one tomorrow, August 25 at 7pm EST! The #AuthorIndieSpeak Chat is a monthly invitation to all indie authors who are interested in discussing the self-publishing industry and building meaningful relationships in their field. Indie publishing experts (editors, proofreaders, cover designers, marketers, etc.) […]
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#AutherIndieSpeak Chat on July 28!
Dear Readers, We’re a couple days away from the first #AuthorIndieSpeak Chat this Thursday, at 7pm EST! The #AuthorIndieSpeak Chat is a monthly invitation to all indie authors who are interested in discussing the self-publishing industry and building meaningful relationships in their field. Indie publishing experts (editors, proofreaders, cover designers, marketers, etc.) are also welcome […]
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New Twitter Chat for Indie Authors!
Dear Readers, If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I have been vocal about Amazon’s shady rule allowing customers to return read ebooks for full refunds. Indie authors on Twitter have been speaking out about the financial harm they’ve experienced because of the pernicious return policy. I ended up having some insightful conversations […]
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Self-publishing success stories and more!
LJ Ross: The self-published crime writer making a killing (BBC) Since 2015, Louise has written 18 books in the DCI Ryan series, four novels chronicling the exploits of forensic psychologist Dr Alexander Gregory, a short story anthology and the Cornish cove crime thriller. For the previous 10 years, she had been a financial services lawyer […]
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Serialized Fiction, Authors turning to Substack, Self-Publishing, and more…
Stephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88 (NY Times) Stephen Vizinczey, whose novel “In Praise of Older Women,” about a man’s sexual education by paramours not in his age bracket, caused a stir in the mid-1960s and became a cultural reference point, died on Aug. 18 at his home in London. […]
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Theft of Unpublished Manuscripts, a Rollercoaster Year for Publishing, and more…
Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts? (New York Times) Mr. Hannaham was just one of countless targets in a mysterious international phishing scam that has been tricking writers, editors, agents and anyone in their orbit into sharing unpublished book manuscripts. It isn’t clear who the thief or thieves are, or even how […]
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Pandemic Publishing, Graphic Novel Celebrations Next Month, and more..
What’s it like publishing your first book in a pandemic? (Marketplace) For all the strangeness, there are some upsides to publishing during a pandemic. People are largely staying home, and looking for ways to escape. Book sales are up about 5% over this time last year according to NPD Books. And with everything virtual, book […]
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Pandemic Novels, JK Rowling’s Sales Plunge, and more…
Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) For two years, Naomi Alderman, the author of the 2017 dystopian novel “The Power,” had been working on her next book. Then in February, with 40,000 words already written, she decided she had to stop. The story she had devised, about […]
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Climate Fiction, Science Fiction, and more…
Indigenous authors celebrated as readership skyrockets across Canada (CBC) Pauls, whose work aims in part to revitalize the Southern Tutchone language he grew up with, is one of many authors featured at the Vancouver Public Library’s new Indigenous collection at the Central Branch. The collection includes fiction and non-fiction books, films and music from Indigenous authors, and about Indigenous issues. Most […]
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Trump is Ruining Book Sales, Ava Duvernay Producing Afrofuturism Adaptation…
Detroit author self-publishes high suspense, urban romance novels set in the city (WXYZ Detroit) Sylvia’s own story reads a bit like a novel. It begins when she was a little girl, who had a penchant for lying. Her mom wouldn’t stand for it. “She would make me write down my lie and come back and […]
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