It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m going to skip the optional question this month and share some advice instead. While taking a break between books, trying to fill the creative well, I read a ton of books and actually read my emails. …
Tag: publishing tips
A Decade of Writing #IWSG
It’s a new month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. July Question: There have been many industry changes in the last decade, so what are some changes you would like to see happen in the next decade? You know that Quick-Quotes Quill Rita Skeeter has in the Harry Potter books? …
Notes on the Women in Publishing Summit 2020 #IWSG #writetips #pubtips
It’s a new month, which means it’s time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. There is this wonderful writer’s resource I stumbled upon last year and enjoyed just as much this year. The first online writing and publishing conference dedicated to women, the Women in Publishing Summit is a FREE 5-day online conference, …
Running Your Author Empire
I learned a ton of things this year about running my author business. I thought about doing this as a series, but seeing as this is the last AuthorToolbox post for the year, I decided to go big. To learn more about the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop go here. I got advice from other authors, did a lot …
Things Every #Authorpreneur Should Know for 2019 #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It’s a new year and time for the first Author Toolbox post. I’m going to look at all the important things we should take note of right now as author(entre)preneurs. I’ve read so many blog posts, listened to various podcasts and attended a multitude of webinars, that it feels like …
Understanding Vanity Publishing and Author Services
My obsession with learning everything there is to know about publishing continues! Last month I looked at Freelancers — which raised a lot of questions about vanity publishers. So, I found someone who knows a lot about the subject to clear it all up for us. This post is part of the February #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop, hosted by Raimey Gallant. …
eBooks – The Future or A Mistake?
Today I’m happy to have blogging friend Tasha over for a guest post. To some, eBook is a dirty word. The electronic book is seen as a downgraded, second cousin to the print book. While it can be said there is something wonderful about holding paper and print in our hands, there is also something …
The Perfect Query Letter
Q is for Query Writers know how difficult it is to write a good query letter. Opinions and advice differs from source-to-source. So I decided to go and ask someone who actually works with query letters (and the slush pile) from day-to-day to tell us how it really works. Go ahead, Hoda. Hello! I was …
The Pros and Cons of Traditional and Self-Publishing
P is for Publishing. I decided to continue with my quest to find out everything about publishing (as shown in most of my A-Z posts this month). To help with that, I invited Iola to share more knowledge. (This is a post for the Author Toolbox Blog Hop. To find out more, click here or see A.) This …