Everything You Wanted to Know About Publishing, But Were Afraid to Ask
by Ivor Davis You risk being swallowed up whole, maybe never to be seen again, if you venture to the annual Book Expo America without a serious game plan. In…
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Untreed Reads
by Jay Hartman Publishing is very much about lessons you learn as you go along. Sometimes you hit something out of the ballpark and sometimes it’s a swing and a…
Crunching the Numbers. or How Many Books Did I Sell?
by Patricia Fry I get requests for interviews from newspaper reporters and radio show hosts to talk about my venture into fiction writing after writing nonfiction for so long. I…
Writing Can Be a Hobby. Publishing Must Be a Business.
by Tammy Ditmore That was the underlying message of speaker after speaker at the Independent Book Publishing Association’s Publishing University 2015. In large-group presentations, small-group breakout sessions, and one-on-one conversations,…
SPAWN’s Representative Tammy Ditmore Going to IBPA’s Publishing University
I’m looking forward to soaking up some wisdom at the Independent Book Publishing Association’s Publishing University in Austin, Texas, this month. Attending this annual conference will give me a chance…
How a Contest Judge Views a Book
by Helen Gallagher Literary merit is a core requirement for any prize-winning book. After succeeding as an author, book reviewer, and publishing consultant, I was pleased to be asked to…
Publishing Your Own Book – A Timeline
By Patricia L. Fry Self-publishing can be a daunting undertaking. It’s easy to be overwhelmed in the process of setting up a business, writing a book, producing the book and…
Seven Mistakes Self-Publishers Make and How to Avoid Them
The decision to self-publish a book is very exciting. It causes the creative juices to flow and the eyes to light up. But wait–before you begin the self-publishing process, know…