Publishing can be a little confusing and scary at first. Between old blog posts with outdated info, the ever-shifting publishing landscape, and varying advice, it can be hard to know what path to pursue or how to get started at all. Nowadays, there are tons of knowledgeable professionals online who know the ins and outs…
Hi, friends. Welcome to 2021! With a hard year behind us and a hopeful, but likely challenging, year ahead, let’s all take a moment to breathe and appreciate where we are in this moment. I know we’re all feeling relieved that 2020 is over but also worried about this new year and the challenges of…
Hello, writers! Hannah here. This week, Desiree Villena, a writer with Reedsy, is sharing five tools for indie authors. You can learn more about Desiree at the end of this post. Almost everyone has, at some point in their life, dreamt of writing a book — but few actually follow through and do it. Why?…
It’s that time of year again–it’s almost November! As we head into October and pre-NaNoWriMo season, you might be thinking about joining in on this year’s writing fun. (Or, if you’re reading this in spring or summer, you might be thinking about Camp NaNo!) NaNoWriMo can be fun, but it can also be a little…
What do you do once you finish your novel? Send it out to agents? Hire an editor? Actually, you might want to work with a critique partner and a few beta readers if you haven’t already! In this episode, Hannah and Leah discuss the differences between critique partners and beta readers, what each role is,…
If you’ve been looking into authorhood at all, you’ve probably run across the mention of an ‘email list’ before. Maybe you’ve even tried sorting through massive articles on the benefits of an email list, how to start one, or found links to email list software without any other clues. Needless to say, email lists are…
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