Just Launched: d’Aulnoy Editions
Our new imprint, d’Aulnoy Editions, will specialize in narrative nonfiction, memoir, social sciences, fiction, and anthologies. We’ll be focusing on authentic, approachable, and compelling...
Our new imprint, d’Aulnoy Editions, will specialize in narrative nonfiction, memoir, social sciences, fiction, and anthologies. We’ll be focusing on authentic, approachable, and compelling...
Having some form of platform means being visible to your target audience as an expert, thought leader, professional, or influencer. The concept of an author platform is difficult to explain; everyone...
Have you ever gone looking for a file only to spend thirty minutes trying to figure out which one was the most recent version? Skip the headache – try file versioning! You’ve probably come across...
I have a habit of diving into things. Sometimes it’s from impatience or excitement, but usually it’s something I can laugh at later – like the time I just couldn’t wait for help and lugged a...
Drivel is better than the blank page. Adjust your thinking and get back to work. You’ve probably heard the quotation oft ascribed to Hemingway: There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down...
What do you need for a book club? People and books – that’s about it! But here’s a few things you may want to think about as you’re getting ready for that first meeting. Who is invited? Is...
October is National Reading Group Month! Soon after moving back to the Newcastle-Gateshead area in 2015, I posted in my new neighborhood’s Facebook group to find out if there was a local book club....
Hybrid publishers are not self-publishing providers or vanity presses. So what makes this model different from traditional publishing? If you’d asked me five years ago what hybrid publishing was, I...
Some publishers specify guidelines. There’s plenty of general advice out there about margins, font, etc. But have you tried using styles? When I started writing my first (and still back-burner WIP)...
Do you love to read? Does getting to see a book before it officially launches sound exciting to you? In the past, reviews printed before a book was published primarily appeared in newspapers and...