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Embracing a Creative Pivot: Q&A with Darien Hsu Gee
How to Restart Your Unfinished Book
The Differences Between Line Editing, Copy Editing, and Proofreading
The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022
Writing With Sharpness: Q&A with Elinor Lipman
How I Landed a Book Deal Via Twitter—Unintentionally
Using Book Promotion Newsletters to Increase Sales
Is Your Writer’s Block Really Writer’s Indecision?
How to Effectively Manage Multiple Narrators in Your Novel
The End May Only Be the Beginning: Infusing New Life Into Your Fiction
Securing Audiobook Rights: The Rights You Need to Bring Your Audiobook to Market
How to Move From First Draft to Second Draft to Publishable Book
A Beginner’s Guide to Amazon Pre-Orders
Literary Agents Discuss Foreign Rights and the International Book Market
Pick Your Pond: How Nonfiction Authors Can Find the Right Positioning
The Charm of the Large Word
A Successful Author Was Rejected By Her Publisher. Here’s How She Found Another.
Maximizing Book Sales with Facebook and BookBub Ads: Q&A with Melissa Storm
Emotional Truth and Storytelling: Why It Works and How
4 Story Weaknesses That Lead to a Sagging Middle
