Editor’s Choice February 2024
25 Podcasts for Authors on Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Vignette Books Succeeds in Selling Surprise Vintage Titles Vignette Books is an online bookstore that offers books like “blind date…
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Authors, you need to have the original files for your book
By Kathleen Kaiser One of the biggest mistakes I’ve found when working with self-published authors is that they don’t have the original high-resolution PDF for their book’s interior or the…
Publisher’s Perspective January 2024
by Jay Hartman The blank slate. There are few things more intimidating than a blank computer screen, pure white paper, a whiteboard begging to be written on and dry-erased, or…
So What About So?
by Bobbie Christmas Q: If I could find this in CMOS, I wouldn’t bother you. In one of Bobbie’s reports (Highlights of Chicago Style) it says: “Chicago style does not…
Editor’s Choice January 2024
One Piece of Advice from Each of 50 Mystery and Thriller Authors in 2023 Seven Ways to market and publicize your forthcoming book to create buzz “Every Main Character Needs…
Warnings!
Small Press Complaint Author Complaints at L.R. Price Publications Ltd. By Victoria Strauss for WRITER BEWARE® December 1, 2023 Complaints about Haynes Media Group / haynesmediagroup.com “Solicitation is their main…
Why You Should Pitch Your Book Before, During, and After You Write It
by Korina Moss After finishing my first cozy mystery manuscript I attended a library event with three established cozy authors. When they opened up for questions from the audience, I…
Publisher’s Perspective December 2023
by Jay Hartman Unless you’re writing or publishing for the sheer fun or joy of it, it’s a given you’re looking to make money doing it. Every author has that…
About Numerals
by Bobbie Christmas Q: With 9/11 and 24/7 prevalent in journalism, it seems odd not to write it with a virgule (slash) in fiction, even though Chicago Style and editors…
Editor’s Choice December 2023
Sisters in Crime leaves Twitter/X After a very thoughtful discussion, the board voted to cease using Twitter/X immediately (11/20/2023). They will pin a post to keep their account on the…