Interesting news in from LinkedIn. We learned of it first in a recent blog post from Social Media Examiner: “Thought leaders can now publish articles on LinkedIn and users can choose to follow content from their favorite authors. This new
New eBook Survey Reveals Exciting Insights!
The results of the 4th Annual eBook Production Survey are now available! Sponsored by Publishers Weekly magazine and tech expert Aptara, the survey tracks eBook publishing trends, challenges, and strategies that have emerged since 2009 when the eBook market began
8 Tips for Attending Writer Conferences
‘Tis the season for writer’s conferences it seems. We know of a whole slew of them happening between now and December; we’ll be speaking at a few ourselves. But if you’re going to make the most of your conference attendance,
Hybrid Publishing: Best of Both Worlds?
Our thanks to Julie Breedlove, Marketing Manager, BQB Publishing for this guest post: I like to go fast. Mom competed on an amateur street racing team, so I blame her for that adrenaline addiction. On the other hand, I like
Editors and Agents on Blog Talk Radio
Joy Radio, a Blog Talk Radio show featuring inspirational authors, editors, agents and other folks in the publishing biz, is now featuring a series about a great annual resource for writers, Words & Music, A Literary Feast in New Orleans.
Bloggers Who Interview Authors!
Soon after posting a recent update to our Ultimate List of Book Review Websites at one of the Linked In groups we frequent, we received a wonderful reply from author and freelance editor Delin Colon, offering a bunch more to
Author Platforms: Let’s Talk About Yours!
That awful word, “platform.” It’s been bantered about online and at writer’s conferences for years. When aspiring authors first learn the word, they tend to overuse it, to the point that literary agents might actually cringe if you say it