August 17, 2017 - From our Authors - Leave your thoughts
Dan Burns is the author of A Fine Line and Recalled to Life. He is also an award-winning writer for the screen and stage. In this article, Dan talks about overcoming the “where do I start?” question that plagues many writers at the onset of their career. His advice for overcoming that doubt? Start small, ... read more »
August 17, 2017 - Reedsy News - 3 Comments
There has genuinely never been a better time to be a freelance publishing professional. Not only has the remote working revolution made it possible to work for Big Five publishers without paying rent in New York, demand from self-publishing authors has opened up whole new avenues of income for editors and designers. If you’re like ... read more »
August 11, 2017 - Book Marketing - Leave your thoughts
Tim Moore is a Reedsy publicist with over 20 years experience managing successful sales, marketing and publicity campaigns for major publishing companies as well as several independents. Along with Mitch Albert, he co-founded Periscope Books in 2014 and The Momentum Publishing Company in 2016. Publicity has always been the darling of book promotion. Unlike sales ... read more »
August 9, 2017 - From our Authors - 1 Comment
With more than 25 produced credits to his name, Stu Krieger is best known as the writer of the animated classic, The Land Before Time. Almost 30 years later, Stu is here to share how moving outside his comfort zone has shaped his career as a writer. This fall, Stu is publishing his debut novel, ... read more »
August 7, 2017 - Understanding Publishing - 49 Comments
One of the questions we get asked most often at Reedsy is “What’s the cost of self-publishing my book? How much should I budget for editing and cover design?” Since our launch at the end of 2014, we’ve been able to collect a lot of data about the book publishing industry – data that answers ... read more »
July 25, 2017 - Perfecting your Craft - 7 Comments
With the help of a stunning infographic and a quick quiz, learn to understand the role of themes in fiction — and to write your next novel from a thematic perspective.
July 21, 2017 - Understanding Publishing - Leave your thoughts
If you're familiar with the traditional publishing landscape, you'll know that it's really hard to land a book deal without an agent, and it's impossible to get an agent without sending dozens of query letters… There are, however, a few ways to get to know agents before you submit to them. One is to go to ... read more »
July 18, 2017 - Perfecting your Craft - Leave your thoughts
Has anyone ever told you that your narrative arc was too weak? Too complex? Or not complex enough? Universal to both fiction and nonfiction, the narrative arc (also called the “story arc”) refers to the structure and shape of a story. The narrative arc is made up of the events in your story — the ... read more »
July 14, 2017 - Understanding Publishing - Leave your thoughts
Maria Sosnowski has been a freelance indexer for over ten years. In this article, she explains that hiring an indexer to create a professional index is something that many authors neglect: they either don’t think about an index at all, or they decide that the book doesn’t really need an index. This is a mistake that ... read more »
July 11, 2017 - From our Authors - Leave your thoughts
In 2016, Keith Yocum entered his latest novel into the Kindle Scout program. His novel was selected for the 30-day campaign, and then picked for publication by Kindle Press — all to Keith's own surprise. A year on, Keith is here to tell us about his Kindle Scout experience, and the not-so-secret recipe to his ... read more »
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