What happens when budgets are tight?
Libraries are re an often-overlooked way to reach people who might not be able to buy our book, or who would never have found our book in the first place.
Feeling stuck? Try these unexpected tools
What are your favourite tools for getting unstuck?
What Writers Really Do: Beyond the Page
I’m not writing much these days, but I’m still a writer.
Finding my readers
Standing at Indigo, I felt like a traveling salesman. Or a Greenpeace volunteer, trying to get strangers to sign a petition.
Time to Celebrate!
The best reason to do a book signing event is not for promotion. It’s to celebrate.
Thank Goodness for the Experts
In another post, I laid out the production timeline for getting my book from dream to reality. Today, I'll explain two critical steps: Copy Editing and Typesetting.
The Power of Perspective
I hired a sensitivity reader to edit my manuscript, and I’m grateful for their suggestions.
From Manuscript to Market
If your book is with your editor now, does that mean we’ll see it on shelves soon?