Freedom to Read from Authors Guild
The Authors Guild and the American Booksellers Association have joined the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers to recognize the 70th anniversary of their Freedom to Read…
News & Articles
WPN regularly publishes articles on a variety of topics of interest to our members and the publishing community. To find articles on specific topics, please use the drop down menus. We accept submissions from the community for publication. If you have an article, (limit 2,500 words), please send to editor@writersandpublishersnetwork.com .
What is BookTok and How to Harness It as an Author
by Penny Sansevieri Have you stumbled upon the shelves called “Recommended by BookTok” in your bookstores? If you have, you’re probably wondering what BookTok is and how you can be…
About Format Issues
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I want to ask about the ™ symbol you use after your Find & Refine Method in your book Write In Style. How do I get…
Book Lovers Abound at the LA Times Festival of Books
by Adanna Moriarty Each year in late April USC opens its campus to the annual LA Times Festival of Books (LATFB). Since 1997 Writers & Publishers Network (WPN) has represented…
Publisher’s Perspective June 2023
by Jay Hartman Q: Amazon announced they were raising printing charges. What does it mean for paperbacks I release through KDP? A: It’s time to revisit your pricing. It’s surprising…
Editor’s Choice June 2023
The contest sounds good but…is it too good to be true? A scam? Or overpriced for the return? Ingram is dropping all book set-up fees, eliminating charges for revisions in…
Speaking at Friends of the Library
by Marilyn Levinson I’m in awe of mystery authors who post about their successful book-signing events on Facebook, stating their events at bookstores and other venues resulted in many book…
How to Develop a Marketing Strategy as an Author who Doesn’t Know Marketing
by Penny Sansevieri You’re a writer. Brainstorming and writing is what you do best. But what about when the writing is done (for now, at least)? There aren’t many authors…
May Publisher’s Perspective
by Jay Hartman Q: I heard that Book Depository is closing. What effect is this going to have on print sales internationally? A: Well, it’s not going to be good.…
Cutting Manuscript Length
by Bobbie Christmas Q: After five years I have completed my autobiography. After submitting many query letters with the word count of 777,568, I have been informed that as a…