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How to Identify a Target Audience for Your Book in 3 Steps

Aug 04, 2016 – Book Marketing

Refine your target audience and start marketing your book in all the right places. We show you a simple 3-step system to find your core readership. Read more →

Self-Publishing a Family Memoir

Aug 01, 2016 – From our Authors

Having previously published many children's books, Malaika Rose Stanley is no stranger to publishing. Yet with Loose Connections, she attempted something completely different from her usual style of writing. Read on to know what it was like for her to self-publish her book and go on a familiar ye... Read more →

Writing a Book when English is not your First Language by author Dom Cutrupi

Jul 21, 2016 – From our Authors

Dom Cutrupi is the author of The Abyss of Lumberwitch, the first volume of his Abyss series. A storyteller by day, and a video editor by night, he chose to write a novel in English even though it was a foreign language for him. In an intimate conversation with the Reedsy team, Dom reveals what it... Read more →

Why I Self-Publish My Literary Fiction

Jul 07, 2016 – Understanding Publishing

Is self-publishing your literary fiction book a good idea? It might be time to challenge popular opinions and maximize creative control. Read more →

How to Get “Writing a Novel” off Your Bucket List

Jul 04, 2016 – From our Authors

Natalie Barelli harbored a dream that's all too familiar for our readers — writing a novel. An IT professional writing a psychological thriller might have seemed like a pipe dream, but persistence led to a book which by all accounts is a real page-turner. If "writing a novel" is still on your buc... Read more →

Making Hiding Haelo in Reedsy Studio

Jun 23, 2016 – From our Authors

Tara Holladay is the author of Hiding Haelo. We're thrilled to share with you that she used Reedsy Studio to print her book with Amazon's KDP Print. Since we felt that being able to export a print ready file straight from your browser will empower many authors who want to self-publish, i... Read more →

Starting a Historical Fiction Series – A Reedsy Success Story

May 03, 2016 – From our Authors

Historical fiction author R.P. Wollbaum is another great example of the tremendous opportunity self-publishing represents for authors. Read more →

Written Word Media: An Awesome Ad Platform for Authors

Mar 10, 2016 – Book Marketing

One of the questions we get most often at Reedsy is: "where can I promote my book". You're probably already familiar with Bookbub, but their exclusivity makes it hard for the emerging author to get a promotion with them. This is where Written Word Media come in: another proven ad platform for aut... Read more →

My First Children's Book – A Reedsy Success Story

Feb 25, 2016 – From our Authors

Today, we're hosting a great story by Praveen Krishnan, a debut author who just published his first children's book to teach kids about science. Here's what motivated him to start writing it, and how he went about the publishing process. Read more →

Today, Reedsy changes the way millions of authors will create books

Feb 16, 2016 – Reedsy News

We are incredibly proud. After months of work, we are releasing the first version of Reedsy Studio, a writing tool that will transform the way millions of authors create their books. It took thousands of hours, and countless iterations on design and code to create what we believe will di... Read more →

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