by Nicki Yowell | Mar 2, 2026 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer Picture it: You’ve placed the last period on your latest manuscript. You’ve stopped typing and you finally think, This is it. You send your book off to your copyeditors and proofreaders, and very soon, this plain-text document is going...
by Nicki Yowell | Dec 1, 2025 | Editing, Tips, Writing
by Monica Drake, Senior Editor When I sit down to revise my own novel-in-progress, there are two ways I might feel as I come to the work. One is a sudden, full-on exhaustion. The book is three hundred pages, with countless choices I’ve already made. Where to start...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 29, 2025 | Marketing, Publishing, Tips
By Bailey Potter, Senior Editor Comp titles (comparative titles) are helpful in so many ways to all corners of the publication of a book. From indie authors to agents and publishers to bookstores, their worth trickles down all the way to the consumer, though their...
by Nicki Yowell | Jun 30, 2025 | Publishing, Tips
By Executive Editor Ali Shaw I love hearing an author talk about finishing their manuscript revisions and their excitement to start sending their submissions out to publishers and agents. It’s such an exciting time! It can also be a bit scary. Convincing someone to...
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 1, 2025 | Fiction, Tips, Writing
by Melissa Eskue Ousley, Associate Editor As a writer, one of the best ways to improve your craft is to read often and widely, making note of what appeals to you. What captured your attention? What lessons can you take from an author’s writing style that will help you...
by Nicki Yowell | Feb 26, 2025 | Publishing, Tips, Writing
by Ali Shaw, Executive Editor “Keep writing.” How many times have you heard that? From teachers, friends, family members, maybe editors, possibly even publishers and agents. Five times? A dozen? Hundreds? I hope they still mean something to you when you hear them. For...
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