Not-So-Special Characters on the Typographical Scene
Not-So-Special Characters: The Biggest Grifters, Frauds, and Outright Nobodies on Today’s Typographical Scene By David Ostow, as published in The New Yorker March 25, 2021
Category: Editing
How to find the right kind of editor is right for you? Understand these distinctions
Book Editor Questions and Answers – Book Editors for Hire by Mark Malatesta Home » Literary Agent Blog » Book Editor Questions and Answers – Book Editors for Hire This article about book editors for hire explains...
Freelancers! Don’t miss this key deadline for W-2s and 1099s
You are likely familiar with the W-2 tax form (a.k.a. the IRS “Wage and Tax Statement”). An employer must send a copy of this form to their employee and one to...
15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling
15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling BY JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came...
15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling: How to Improve Your Book Sales
By JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author...
Book Marketing Techniques that Don’t Work Any More
Book Marketing Techniques That Don’t Work Anymore RACHEL RUEBEN Pic via Pixabay Over the past 10 years, publishing has evolved into a very profitable business with the 5 biggest publishers reporting a profit margin...
5 Starter Strategies for Writers Interested in Self-Publishing
5 Starter Writing strategies for Writers Interested in Self Publishing Self Improvement Along with the gigantic traditional book publishing industry today, there has been a massive emergence of the self publishing market. Writers are...
10 Tips for Becoming a Faster Writer Without Sacrificing Quality
Paid by the Word? 10 Tips for Becoming a Faster Writer Without Sacrificing Quality MARCH 31, 2017 BY FWJ When you’re a freelance writer, you may often be paid by the word or per...
How to Use Lyrics in Your Writing Without Risk
How to Use Lyrics in Your Writing Without Risk Writers love to use lyrics to communicate setting and character. After all, a Sinatra ballad evokes a wartime romance while a...
Every Writer Needs an Editor, Especially if that Writer Is Also an Editor
Every Writer Needs an Editor, Especially if that Writer Is Also an Editor The editorial director of Writer’s Digest discusses the difficulty of taking her own advice By Jessica Strawser | Photo by Corrie...