Reversion of Rights
If you’re working with a publisher to bring your book into the world, make sure your contract has a reversion-of-rights clause. Such a clause will allow you to take back your creative work.
How Writers Find Readers-Part 2
A writer with one book out needs to focus to spreading the word in the most efficient way possible. Podcasts, TedX talks, and speaking gigs are the way to go.
Ten Questions for Nancy Poling
An editorial service for new writers provides thorough and affordable feedback.
Ten Questions for Gail Aldwin
In this column I’m asking subscribers to share their knowledge about writing, publishing, and marketing their books. I’m calling it “Ten Questions.” Thank you, Gail Aldwin, for sharing your insights about what it takes to get a book into print. – Marylee MacDonald Author Tip: “I follow a three-act structure to avoid narrative dead ends […]
A Road Map for Writers and Authors: Part 1
Are you a writer, or are you an author? Here’s the difference. A writer has one story to tell, and although it may take years to finish a book, a writer will feel content when that book is done. An author–someone who aspires to have a career as a creative person–will feel driven to learn […]
Ten Questions for Dan Lawton
THAT WAS BEFORE is thriller and crime writer Dan Lawton’s sixth page-turning novel.
Book Launch Strategies, Part 4: The Money Quote
A money quote from a professional book reviewer is an essential part of an author’s book page.
Ten Questions for C.Y. Corbett: Editorial Help for New Authors
An editorial service for new writers provides thorough and affordable feedback.
Book Launch Strategies, Part 3
A quick retrospective of two book launches during the Covid pandemic showed me the road map for my next book launch.
Book Launch Strategies, Part 2
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Marylee MacDonald’s Book Launch Tracker can help you plan effective book launches. Essentially, a tracker functions like a runway. If you want your book to have liftoff, you need a three- to six-month lead time, but if you don’t you lay out the tasks in advance, the day of your […]
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