Category: Publishing

Posts about the various routes available to get your book out there. Traditional publishing companies, hybrid publishers, independent publishers, and self-publishing options.

Unlock Your Creativity: ‘Art of the Title’ Writing Competition

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Unleash your creativity in the ‘Art of the Title’ writing competition. Craft a title that captures your book’s essence and win exciting prizes. All indie authors are welcome! Learn more about this exciting writing opportunity. Calling all writers, storytellers, and wordsmiths! The Self-Publishing Advice Conference (#SelfPubCon) is thrilled to invite all writers, storytellers, and wordsmiths…

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Literary Awards & Competitions

Emerging Writer Prize (2023) Open for Submissions

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The Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize is an annual competition. The award showcases Canadian debut authors with the chance to win CAD 10,000 per category, plus marketing support for the three winning books. About Rakuten Kobo Inc. Rakuten is a Japanese multinational technology company based in Tokyo. Kobo is its digital publisher and bookseller business…

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Literary Awards & Competitions

Publishing Team: Why you need one as an Indie Author

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Self-publishing authors need a publishing team to help with all the stages traditionally published writers get done for them. The self-publishing market has exploded since 2010. But this means that as a self-publishing author, you must carry out all the stages your traditionally published peers get done for them. The Self-publishing Learning Curve. At first,…

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Publishing

Book Bloggers Unveiled – Meet Michael @ A Novel Chapter

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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Michael the blogger behind A Novel Chapter. In the last decade, there has been a self-publishing revolution as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book blogging community and the part it plays….

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The Agatha Award 2022 Winners!

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As a lover of the cosy genre, I’m not letting the Agatha Award 2022 pass without mentioning the winners on my blog! Hello. Today on the blog I’m sharing the Agatha Award 2022 winners. This prestigious literary award is run by Malice Domestic. The award was created in honour of the queen of cosy mysteries,…

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Literary Awards & Competitions

3 Reasons To Ask For Reader Feedback

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Today, I want to talk about reader feedback and reviews. Your career as an author will make more money if your readers are happier. It’s not rocket science. But how do you keep your readers happy? How do you even know what they like or dislike about your books? Ask them. I’m not talking about…

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Publishing, the craft of writing

Essential Parts of a Book Every Indie Author Should Know Before Self- Publishing

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As readers, we probably haven’t paid much attention to the different parts of a book. The publishing industry has named them all: from the title page that launches the front matter to the index or bibliography that completes the back matter. Each section serves a particular role in bringing the book together. When self-publishing your first book,…

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Publishing

What to Do After You’ve Written a Book

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You worked hard on your book baby. 💙 Staying up late, getting up early, pushing through writer’s block, and finally, you’ve finished. You’ve written a book! Congratulations! 🎉 And now breathe… But, now the questions start hounding you. Beginning with, “I wrote a book! Now, what?” I’ve created 4 simple steps to follow that lead…

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Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Wendy ~ The lovely blogger behind The Bashful Bookworm

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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Wendy the blogger behind The Bashful Bookworm. But first… What is Book Blogger Unveiled? In the last decade, there has been a self-publishing revolution as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book…

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Book Bloggers Unveiled – Meet Sue @ Sue’s Musings

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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Sue the wonderful blogger behind Sue’s Musings. It’s no secret that there has been a self-publishing revolution during the last decade as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book blogging community and…

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