I used to think that writing a 300-page novel was the hard part. But have you ever tried getting strangers to buy, read, and review your book? I’m one week into promoting my novel and let me tell you, writing a book is fun—marketing...

I originally wrote my first novel, Lumiana, between October and December 2013, fresh out of college trying to live it up in California's Bay Area. As luck would have it, my first boss was a veteran author, one of the coolest people to...

Why Self Publish by America’s Press gives you quick statistical reasoning as to why you should self-publish opposed to traditional publishing. Why Self Publish by America’s Press https://youtu.be/TGA7NlWQgfc

Why should you make She Writes your online writerly home? As the founder of She Writes and as a woman who spends a lot of her time with writers and in the world of publishing, I have seen a lot of online offerings for writers. Here are five things...

When you hear the term "indie author," who comes to mind? Do you think of an author published by a small but traditional independent publishing house, or do you think of a self-published author? Or maybe either/or? As the world of...

Hello Everyone! I'm curious if anyone self-published on Kindle while shopping for an agent. I imagined that it would take quite a bit of time to find an agent willing to take a chance on my specific book, so I uploaded it to Kindle....

I've been writing for (yikes) 20 years now.  I traditionally published the first 50 or so novels I wrote, then I started a self-publishing venture to re-release a dozen books I'd written early in my career and had gotten the rights back...

I was reading this post on The Passive Voice (great self-publishing blog, by the way) about the recent changes to Amazon’s KU payout structure, when I ran across the following comment, which inspired this post. What Is a Short Story, a...

I had coffee recently with a woman who founded a literary organization. I'd been looking forward to it for a while: two writerly founders, getting together, talking shop. We had an enjoyable round of getting-to-know-you, and then she asked me,...

Imagine my dismay this week to discover that one of the Big Five houses has a policy that bars its authors from endorsing print-on-demand books. Sadly, it’s not surprising. Traditional publishing actively works to position itself against...

As a country, we grapple with more than our share of discrimination challenges—where people of color, LGBTQ folks, and people with disabilities (to call out only a few of the bigger groups) feel its blow every single day. And while it’s...

It’s strange, but this word—“hybrid”—is somewhat controversial in some publishing circles. I guess, like a lot of terms, there are certain people and even factions who want ownership of it, and others who want to...

I don't care if you are self-published, indie-published, or NYC-published. Speaking as an editor, author, and publisher, it doesn't matter how many times you go through something you've written, you will either find a mistake or some...

This week it is my pleasure to have my friend Marci Baun as my guest. Marci is the owner of two publishing houses, Wild Child Publishing and Freya's Bower. She is also an author, editor, mother, athlete, and owner of a gorgeous gold dress...

When I think about the publishing community at large, my mind doesn’t immediately gravitate toward images of excess, waste, and environmental unconsciousness. And yet, unfortunately, because of the nature of book manufacturing and the routine...