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My Advice to Aspiring Authors - Hugh Howey

To sum up: The key to making it as a writer is to write a lot, write great stories, publish them yourself, spend more time writing, study the industry, act like ...

Should You Self-Publish Your Book? 2 Strong Opinions - Tiffany Hawk

If you're an entrepreneur, thought leader, or expert writing nonfiction, traditionally publishing will position you at a much more elite level, ...

The Right Way to Ask a Published Writer for Publishing Advice

Have a little background on me and my book. If you're writing fiction, please don't approach me—approach a fiction writer. If you want to be ...

How to publish a book: Advice from a bestselling author - Authors A.I.

You can join a writers' group. Some are online. Some may be in your area, depending on where you live. Start by doing a search for writers' ...

Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write | Lyn Miller-Lachmann

3. Learn about the industry. In contrast to my advice to very young writers, who should avoid inserting themselves into a competitive publishing ...

Is Your Book Good Enough for Publication? A Cold-Blooded ...

Excellent post, Jennie! As a freelance fiction editor and author of craft-of-writing books, I've seen manuscripts at all the stages. I love how ...

A Beginner's Guide to Writing IP in Publishing - ERIC SMITH

When we look for authors to hire, usually we'll start with a basic story frame and some themes or goals we want to achieve. And we then try to ...

Four Steps to Publishing Articles and Essays

Publications open and close quite frequently, so stay up to date. Read, read, read. Follow other writers and editors on social media. On Twitter, search the ...

How to Write a Book Quickly in 10 Painless Steps

Step 1: Start With Why; Step 2: Mind Map; Step 3: Outline; Step 4: Rough Draft; Step 5: Self-Editing; Step 6: Professional Editing ...

What I Wish I'd Known Before Self-Publishing My First Novel

Many writers start by writing a story they want to tell; as the adage says, “Write what you know.” While that is fine, it's important to know if ...

How to Publish a Book as a First Time Author - JotterPad Blog

Tips for publishing your first book · 1. Decide how you want to publish. Luckily for us writers, we need not be constrained to just one way of ...

What to Post on Instagram as Authors - Elizabeth Spann Craig

Start early. When figuring out what to post, it helps a lot to already have a book to post about, but you should be starting before that book ...

Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always ...

Become a better writer with Storybird's creativity tools. Online courses, challenges, and reader feedback will help you improve your writing.

How to Publish Short Stories: The Complete Guide - The Write Practice

There's a wide variety of short story markets out there, including ezines, literary magazines and literary journals (yes those still exist), and anthologies out ...

How many people who write a novel finish it and ... - Leilanie Stewart

Out of 97% of people who begin writing a novel: 30 out of 1000 go on to finish it. Only 6 out of those 30 go on to see their novel published.

How to Get Published With the Big Five in a Nutshell - Alyssa Matesic

You can consult a group of trusted beta readers who could be friends or maybe members of a writing group, or you can hire a professional editor ...

Write Where It Hurts: How To Get Published in The New Yorker

You need to take a piece of writing all the way. Writers are so eager to be published. And now anyone, anywhere can be published instantly, on ...

Advice for Aspiring Writers - glenna marshall •

Start a blog. I would suggest starting a blog or a Substack (a little easier to start than a regular blog and is also free) where you write on your ...

How To Write The First Draft Of Your Novel | The Creative Penn

Of course, you could use a library or an office space at work if you go in early. I used to write in the London Library when we lived there, and when I had a ...

How Much Can an Author Expect to Make on Their Book?

Be prepared to yell from the rooftops about its publication and consider enlisting friends or fellow writers as a team to help you promote it.