6 Ways to Stay Focused on Your Story

6 Ways to Stay Focused on Your Story

In the Age of Distraction, it’s easy to lose your writing momentum. To help you finally write and finish your book, story midwife Traci Skuce has 6 ways to keep you focused on your story.

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Should You Turn Your Book into an Audiobook?

Should You Turn Your Book into an Audiobook?

Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment of the publishing industry, which brings up a meaningful question for all authors: “is an audiobook right for me?” Here are three important factors to help you decide if you should turn your book into an audiobook.

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7 Important Truths About Book Editing

7 Important Truths About Book Editing

Do you know what’s fact or fiction when it comes to book editing? To help you gain clarity about the sometimes misunderstood editing process, we’ve highlighted seven important truths that all authors should understand when preparing your book for publication.

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3 Insider Tips for Children’s Book Marketing

3 Insider Tips for Children’s Book Marketing

Writing a children’s book is a unique endeavor, and the marketing is no less unique. To help you develop a thoughtful and customized strategy, our friends at Smith Publicity have shared their 3 insider tips for approaching your children’s book marketing.

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The 5 Ingredients for Writing a Successful Nonfiction Book

The 5 Ingredients for Writing a Successful Nonfiction Book

A dollop of motivation…a heaping cup of great ideas...and a dash of support. In our latest blog post, book coach Steve Donahue helps you cook up a successful nonfiction book using a tried and true recipe of 5 key ingredients.

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When Is It Time to Stop Writing (and Start Publishing)?

When Is It Time to Stop Writing (and Start Publishing)?

Are you stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of revisions? At some point you may ask yourself: “Am I making my book better or just . . . different?” In this latest excerpt from our Writing Guide, find out when you should stop writing and start publishing.

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5 Reasons Why Authors Should Publish an Audiobook

5 Reasons Why Authors Should Publish an Audiobook

As audiobooks continue to grow in popularity, it benefits all authors to ask themselves: “Should I have an audiobook?” To help determine how audio might fit into your publishing goals, we distill 5 key reasons audiobooks are such a powerful tool for today’s modern author.

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5 Ways to Find the Themes of Your Memoir or Nonfiction Book

5 Ways to Find the Themes of Your Memoir or Nonfiction Book

It can be difficult to step outside your experience and find the themes that elevate your memoir or narrative nonfiction book. Book coach Steve Donahue joins us to share 5 ways to get closer to the core meaning of your story.

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Rewarding Canadian Creativity: An Interview with the Public Lending Right Program’s Peter Schneider

Rewarding Canadian Creativity: An Interview with the Public Lending Right Program’s Peter Schneider

With the 2022 Public Lending Right Program registration for Canadian authors opening February 15th, we chatted with Program Manager Peter Schneider about how self-published authors can benefit, how payment amounts are calculated, the important role of librarians in the process, and more.

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How to Create Stakes that Draw Readers In

How to Create Stakes that Draw Readers In

What is it that keeps a reader glued to their chair reading for hours on end? In this excerpt from our Writing Guide, bestselling author Chris Humphreys helps you create and sustain the kind of stakes that will make your story impossible to put down.

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