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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

Harlequin Teen (started in 2009) was relaunched as Inkyard in 2019, publishing both YA and middle-grade fiction. It’s only logical: Publishing is a business, and if the imprint doesn’t earn its keep, there’s only so long it can continue. Publicist Kathleen Schmidt , who has had a long career in traditional publishing, agrees. “If

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Self-Publishing A Second Edition Of A Non-Fiction Book With Gin Stephens

The Creative Penn

How does self-publishing compare to working with a traditional publisher? This original book that I wrote in 2016, Delay, Don't Deny, and self-published, is just really the bedrock that everything else has been built upon. From 2016 to 2024, things are going to change. Gin Stephens shares her tips. The audiobook.

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Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron

The Creative Penn

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Those have been subsequently self-published, indie published by me.

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Novel Marketing And Christian Publishing With Thomas Umstattd Jr.

The Creative Penn

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. is the CEO of AuthorMedia.com , an award-winning professional speaker, nonfiction author, and host of the Novel Marketing Podcast and the Christian Publishing Show. Thomas Umstattd Jr.

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Publishers Samples — The Wednesday Phenomenon: Who is Jenna Ortega

Verblio

In 2016, Ortega got one of her best roles in Disney Channel’s sitcom TV Series Stuck in the Middle. The post Publishers Samples — The Wednesday Phenomenon: Who is Jenna Ortega appeared first on Verblio. Back then, she was just 10 years old. She did an excellent job portraying the middle child in a family with seven kids.

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On Writing and Shame

Jane Friedman

To be sure: I was proud of the essay, which explored my painful, conflicted responses to an unintended pregnancy during the 2016 election. Amazon • Bookshop I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I gear up to publish We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood , a collection of essays that includes that Rumpus piece.

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Why You Should Start Promoting Your Writing Before You’re “Ready”

Jane Friedman

That piece was published by mistake. It was 2016, and I’d only just begun to freelance for national publications. By this point, I’d all but given up on any version getting published, period. The point is: I wasted that viral opportunity in 2016—fully, completely, in the most comprehensive and self-esteem-annihilating sense.

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