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Coloring Outside the Lines:

  Depression, the Value of Art, the Responsibility of the Artist to Society, and the Responsibility of Society to the Artist by Eric Schumacher, reprinted with permission, FlapperPress.com I’ve had…

Timeline for Your Book Launch

by Kathleen Kaiser Are you launching a book this year? If yes, it’s time to begin your marketing. You read this correctly: a full year out to make an impact…

Literary Agents

by Bobbie Christmas  Q: Do I really need a literary agent if I want to sell my book to a publisher? A: The answer depends on your manuscript. Some publishers—it…

The January Publishing Game

by Jay Hartman Good grief, is it really another new year already? Where does the time go? It seems as if we just set up our plan of attack for…

Editor’s Choice January 2025 News You Might Have Missed

James Patterson is Santa for Booksellers Six hundred booksellers will receive $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson. “Booksellers save lives. Period. I’m happy to acknowledge them and their hard work…

To Use AI or Not to Use AI

by Eric Schumaker I realize this is a controversial subject. Consider this: What we are discussing is machine learning. It has been branded as AI to obfuscate the fact there…

Let’s Talk Diversity

Editor’s Note: Jay is currently on vacation. His column will be back in January. In the meantime, since we now have our first transgender member of the House of Representatives,…

Capital Letters

by Bobbie Christmas  Q: When I refer to a specific chapter in my book proposal or in my book, do I capitalize it? For example, when I say, “See Chapter…