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Decisions, Decisions

November 18, 2022 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Decisions, Decisions

In my last blog post, I shared a little bit about the changing face of publishing since I got my start in 1984. I’m even more aware of the changes as I move more deeply into the indie publishing world. Wide or Kindle Unlimited? One of the decisions an indie author has to make is whether to go wide (meaning ebooks are available across numerous devices and retailers) or whether to be exclusive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Indie Publishing, publishing

My, How Things Have Changed

November 4, 2022 By Robin Lee Hatcher

How Things Have Changed

A Bit of History My first book was published in 1984. That was before the internet. It was before most business offices even had computers. Back then, authors sold their manuscripts to publishers by sending a query letter and sample chapters. We watched our mailboxes like hawks because everything happened via mail. Publishers sold books into bookstores with sales reps who took samples of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: eBooks, Indie Publishing, Kindle, publishing

Five Surprises in Book Publishing with Amy Green

November 19, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

Hello, readers! My name is Amy Lynn Green, and Karen Witemeyer invited me to share with you to celebrate the release of my debut novel. Things We Didn’t Say follows Johanna Berglund, the witty and slightly blunt translator for a camp for German prisoners of war in Minnesota during WWII. And it’s an epistolary novel, meaning that it’s written entirely in letters, newspaper articles, telegrams, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Amy Lynn Green, publishing, Things We Didnt Say

Christmas is just around the corner!

October 18, 2017 By Lenora Worth

I know, Halloween and Thanksgiving have to come first and then we celebrate Christmas. This is always a very special time of year for those of us who celebrate the birth of Christ. But there is a commercial side of Christmas and publishers like that, too. Christmas stories are all the rage in women's fiction and romance. So I thought I'd get a jump start on tooting my Christmas horn since I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Christmas, friends, Lenora Worth, LI, LIS, publishing

Life Cycle of a Novel

July 8, 2016 By Becky Wade

I sent the manuscript for my next book to my publisher one week ago.  What a feeling!  The I-survived-my-deadline moment is one of my favorite writer moments of the year. Upon learning that I'd submitted my book, some of my readers asked me when it would release.  It seems like a book should become available a few months after an author sends it in, doesn't it?  It actually takes far longer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: life cycle of a novel, publishing

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