Even if we’ve read cover-design advice before, there’s always more to learn. Here are a few insights from Renee Wittman we might not have thought of before.

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Cover Design: 4 Tips to Keep in Mind — Guest: Renee Wittman

Last summer, Amazon announced that CreateSpace was closing and merging with KDP. Now that CS is dead and the migration is over, let’s make sure our books are set up properly at KDP.

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CreateSpace to KDP: The Aftermath

The Scrivener drafting programs helps writers track daily word count and hit targets, but it’s not always intuitive. Scrivener expert Gwen Hernandez is sharing her Scrivener tips for NaNoWriMo, including how to compile our draft—one of the trickiest aspects of Scrivener.

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How to Use Scrivener for NaNoWriMo — Guest: Gwen Hernandez

With all the obstacles in the way of our success, it can sometimes feel like we’re all alone in this career. But if we’re lucky, we might have the sense that our writing community and publishing partners are pulling for us too.

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How Can a Good Publishing Partner Help Us? (and Blogiversary Winners!)

A full editing process involves 3 or 4 steps, but if we could combine some of those steps, we could save money. Right? Lisa Poisso’s here sharing the pros and cons of editing combinations.

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Picking Editors: Can We Combine Steps (and Save Money)? — Guest: Lisa Poisso

Are we ready to hire an editor? To check, I’m sharing Part Two of Jeff Lyons guest post with the questions we should ask ourselves before hiring story help.

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring Help: Part Two — Guest: Jeff Lyons

It’s hard to find an editor we can trust. To help, I’m sharing Part One of Jeff Lyons guest post with the questions we should ask before hiring story help, such as editors and consultants.

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring Help: Part One — Guest: Jeff Lyons

My series about Indie Publishing Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self-published authors, and now it’s time to summarize everything we’ve learned in a step-by-step plan.

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Self Publishing? Where Should We Start?

In the writing and self-publishing world, writers encounter a lot of services that cost money. Some of them are solid resources that are worth it if they work for our processes. Others…? Not so much. That’s why it’s always nice to discover free resources or discounted services.

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Self-Publishing Resources: For Fun and Profit

My series about Indie Publishing Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self-published authors, and now it’s time to pull all that information together and develop our “master plan.”

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Self Publishing? Use Your Goals to Develop a Master Plan