February 2022 - Formats
Featuring Ines Johnson
Ines Johnson: Storytelling, but Add a Little Spice.
Storytelling … but Add a Little Spice This year, Ines Johnson will have written and published over one hundred books. A seasoned author and introvert who loves sticky notes and
Dear Indie Annie...
How Do I Keep An Editor From Strangling My Voice?
Dear Indie Annie, I recently completed my first book and sent it to an editor. I got the first round of edits back, and it sounds like another person wrote my book! How do I keep my editor from strangling my voice? Strangled in Strasburg Dear Strangled, Or can I call you by the name of the place in which you reside? Strasburg is a beautiful city, and Strangled? Well, it’s a tad melodramatic, if you don’t mind me saying so. That’s not to say that I don’t understand how you feel, dear darling Strasburg. Oh, I do. It is a special alchemy finding the right editor. They may be very good at their job but might not be the best fit for you. I need to ask you, how did you find them? Did you ask them to edit a sample piece of your work? Do they edit other
Win the Short Race: The Key to Marketing Nonfiction
Say you’re in a bar. With people. Someone approaches you and asks, “How’s it going with your author business?” You answer in one of the following three ways: “Well, the
Standing Desks for Writers: Worth the Hype or An Expensive Coat Rack?
Published in 2018 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans suggests that adults should sit less and move
Making Writing a Priority
We can’t escape it—we all lead busy lives, and we only have a finite amount of time and energy to fit everything in. It’s little wonder our writing ends up
10 Tips for Facebook
Facebook can be a great place for authors to meet and get to know other authors and readers. It’s easy to post and to add a variety of information to
Medical Mixups: What Common Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Medical Details
People get sick or injured all the time and seek medical care in a doctor’s office or hospital emergency room setting. When story characters encounter these situations, realism will lend
Getting a Grip on Your Author Platform by Thinking Like a Spider
If you want to sell books, don’t wait and hope that people will magically find you among 4.54 billion internet users. You need a way to cut through the noise,
NFT Books: A Work in Progress
A Vision from within the Infancy of Crypto Publishing *** What Are NFT Books? I can’t tell you for sure. Not yet. What I can do is speculate on what
Getting Cozy with Mysteries
In her book Writing the Cozy Mystery, Nancy J. Cohen defines a cozy as a “whodunit featuring an amateur sleuth, a distinctive setting and a limited number of suspects …
Make Some Noise: What—And How—Indie Authors Gain From A Growing Audiobook Industry
Sometimes the best books are the ones we don’t read. That’s not necessarily referring to those books we leave languishing in our to-be-read piles though those deserve plenty of love
Hardbacks Made Easy
Your Step-By-Step Guide to Deciding Which Hardcover Options Are Right for You Why Consider Hardcover? Bragging rights alone are a solid reason for hardcover editions. A hardcover omnibus—the print equivalent
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From The Publisher: The Product of Perseverance
When it comes down to a hero’s journey, the one thing that makes the story compelling is their ability to overcome the obstacle. What odds did they beat? What was