Do you know how many times I hear that statement? (I wish I’d known that before I published my first book… OR just oops… I messed that up…) I’d guess almost all 83 speakers in the Women in Publishing Summit last year said something along those lines during our interviews. One of the disservices about the growth of self-publishing […]
7 Critical Manuscript Self-Edits You Shouldn’t Ignore
We are so happy today to have a guest post from Lisa Lepki, of ProWritingAid! ProWritingAid is a Day 3 sponsor of The Women in Publishing Summit. There’s a special offer for our readers, so be sure to read to the bottom to grab that deal! 7 Critical Manuscript Self-Edits […]
To self-publish or not?
I recently received this question in response to one of the emails in my free 30-day writing challenge. And since I get the question SO much, I figured it was worth a blog post: Which is better? Self-publishing or traditional publishers? Can you share your pros and cons with me, please? Here is what I replied. […]
You want to publish a book – now what?
A LOT goes in to publishing a book. Sure, anyone can do it, or self-publishing wouldn’t be such a thing. But just because anyone can do it does NOT mean it’s easy. There are a lot of pieces to manage, it takes a huge learning curve, and if you want to be successful, you want […]
Amazon’s latest publishing platform
Amazon introduces a new self-publishing platform – Kindle Scout. Writers can submit a never-before-published novel to Kindle Scout and in 45 days or less, the book will be considered for a publishing contract with Kindle Press. The Kindle Scout program accepts books in English in the following genres: romance, mystery & thriller, science fiction & fantasy, […]