The March Publishing Game
by Jay Hartman Imagine you’ve spent years building an impressive hardcover and paperback collection. You’ve got a library in your home full of bookshelves of all your favorite authors. You’ve…
Tag: January2025
Saying Good-Bye
Sadly, this month we say good-bye to The Book Doctor, a staple here since Writers and Publishers Network began as SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network) many years ago.…
Editor’s Choice March 2025 News You Might Have Missed
We’re all asking ‘what’s next?’ about politics, our rights, the economy, and more. Uncertainty wears on our nerves and weighs on our minds. Writing can be your escape from a…
The February Publishing Game
by Jay Hartman Q: A few years ago, you wrote a column on getting your title into libraries. I tried following the instructions, but nothing appears the way you wrote…
Why Did You Change My Writing?
by Bobbie Christmas Q: Your track changes on my manuscript show that you want me to delete a lot of words from my manuscript. Why did you make that recommendation?…
Editor’s Choice February 2025 News You Might Have Missed
Emergency Aid for Creators Affected by the Los Angeles Fires As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to impact our community, we want to share some aid resources that may be…
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…