Should authors be worried about generative AI?

Should authors be worried about generative AI?

Last updated Sep 5, 2024 | Author blog

You’re an author. You’ve worked on your manuscript for months. Years. A lifetime, even. But one day, you check the news, and a chill rushes through you. The Writer’s Guild of America has just announced that they’re going on indefinite strike. And one of the union’s...
10 ways to increase productivity as an author

10 ways to increase productivity as an author

Last updated Sep 5, 2024 | Author blog

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a writer walks into a bar and says, “Oh, me? I’m a novelist!” In response, a well-intentioned piece of smarm who’s had a bit too much to drink says, “Ah well, anyone can write a novel, can’t they? I’d do it myself if I only had the...
How to write an author bio that stands out and gets results

How to write an author bio that stands out and gets results

Last updated Sep 5, 2024 | Author blog

So you’ve spent all the time and effort polishing up your short story, essay, or novel into burnished perfection. The hard part’s over, right? Not so fast, writer! You still need to nail your author bio: the calling card that proudly announces you and your craft to...
Top business resources for authors

Top business resources for authors

Last updated Sep 5, 2024 | Author blog

Like many of you reading this, I am an author with aspirations. My number one goal is to one day be earning enough money from my writing that it can replace my day job. It’ll be just me, my laptop, and the magical universe pouring out of my imagination into book form....
Top writing craft resources for authors

Top writing craft resources for authors

Last updated Sep 5, 2024 | Author blog, Writing Craft

As an author, I am parched! I am forever thirsty for knowledge on honing and developing my writing skills. Some say it takes writing several thousand words to find your author voice. Some say it’s a million. While there is no substitute for actual...
How to find beta readers for your novel

How to find beta readers for your novel

Last updated Feb 5, 2025 | Author blog

So you’ve finally finished the first draft of your novel. Congratulations! You’ve attained a heightened state of enlightenment that many aspire to but few actually reach. But the journey’s only beginning. Once you’ve loved, wept, toiled, and edited your manuscript...