Merri Maywether lives in rural Montana, where she enjoys local stories at the coffee house and inspires future writers in the classroom and library.
Over the years, we’ve seen adaptations in how books have been categorized. The changes have been prompted by libraries, publishers, and bookstores and were put in place to make it easier for booksellers and readers to navigate the extensive, ever-growing catalog of books available. Think about walking into a...
Book Promotion Insights and Strategies for Effective Newsletter Swaps Roughly six years ago, a well-known Contemporary Romance author organized a book promotion. She posted the invite to participate in a Facebook group and opened it up to all authors, writing that she remembered her beginnings in the author world and...
Exploring Canva: A Comprehensive Guide for Indie Authors Full disclosure: Canva is my friend. This user-friendly graphic design app is similar to Photoshop or Affinity. I use it for Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and my newsletter. A free account with the site can be great for mood boards,...
Storytelling and the Art of the Fairy Tale Retelling Remember those first stories we heard as children? "The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Snow White," "Cinderella," and so many more? We could listen to...
Introduction to Robyn Wideman One of the many things I admire about the indie author community is how they are of the mindset that there is enough pie for all of us. Because of this, when an indie author has information that can assist another author, they step in and...
Merri Maywether In a sentence, Women’s Fiction is written by women for women. It isn’t that the genre is exclusive; men can and have read Women’s Fiction titles. However, the author writes with the female reader in mind. Relational sagas, love stories, and generational stories all make...
