The Anatomy of a Book Cover: A Guide for Authors
Knowing and understanding the constituent parts of a book cover will help you make the best marketing decisions when you design or commission your own.
Finding the Right Publishing Path for Your Book
Ricardo Fayet explores all the options available to authors and help you decide what the best one is for your book.
How to Revise Your Manuscript: Tips from Five Editors
To “kill your darlings” is one of the most difficult tasks an author has to face. Writing a strong novel or non-fiction book often is as much about rewriting and editing as it is about crafting the first draft. Or, to paraphrase Ernest Hemingway: “The only kind of writing is rewriting.”...
How to Make $1,000 as a Writer in a Weekend
OVERVIEW: Want to get paid to write? Whether you’re hoping to moonlight as a freelance writer … work full-time as a writer … or just want to make a little money on the side … you’ll learn about five writing projects that pay at least $1,000 (most pay much more!) and...
Editors’ Tips on Revising Your Manuscript and Query Letter
In this free live webinar, five top Reedsy editors will share their ultimate revision tips and give you the inside scoop on querying agents. If you’re looking to secure a book deal, you must first know how to write the perfect query letter, when it’s best to submit that query, and...
What Every Serious Author Needs to Know About Metadata
You can’t sell your book if no one can find it. Metadata is the key to online discoverability of your content. It’s the information used to interact with a book, helping authors determine what they want their book to say and readers determine whether they want to buy it. Learn which...
Get Paid to Write: How to Land Paying Gigs Writing Copy and Content
OVERVIEW: Want to get paid to write? The demand for good writers has never been higher, and contrary to popular belief, it’s easier than ever to find writing gigs that pay very well by tapping into this $2.3 trillion industry. All you need to know is where the best paying assignments...
How to Launch a Well-Paid Writing Career in 60 Days or Less – Free Webinar
You can make a great living as a writer, and still have plenty of time for fun and hobbies. You just need to know the right steps to take, in the right order. And Mindy McHorse, professional six-figure copywriter and freelance writer, is the person to teach you … Mindy went...
Self-Publishing 101: What Writers Need to Know to Succeed at Self-Publishing – Free Webinar
Once regarded as the least desirable of publishing options – at least by the majority of writers at the time – self-publishing has proven itself to be the most exciting, energizing, and opportunity-filled evolution of the literary arts since the advent of the mass market paperback. But with opportunity comes risk....
How to Land HighPaying Writing Gigs in the Christian Market
Are you a Christian? Would you like to get paid well to write for things you’re passionate about? The demand for good writers in the Christian market has never been higher. Contrary to popular belief, it’s easier than ever to find writing gigs that pay very well by tapping into the...
Build Your Author Platform Online: How to Build a Content-Rich Website that Builds a Massive Fan Base
One of the first questions a publisher asks is, “Do you have a platform?” In other words, do you have a captive audience of potential buyers? Publishers never want to start at ground zero. They want you to have your own audience of fans, before they say yes to your book...
Secrets of Successful Self Publishers
This free sponsored webinar is brought to you by Speedy Publishing. Learn more about self-publishing and view the full recording below. When it comes to making more money most self-publishers have seen, heard, and probably DONE it all… But there are some simple yet also very S.M.A.R.T. steps that you can...
Learn How to Write Compelling, Authentic Dialogue – “Voices in Your Head”
In all genres, dialogue is an essential component of successful writing—from essays and short stories to novels and memoirs. No matter how intriguing your story or characters are, dialogue that falls flat will earn your writing sample a quick trip to the recycle bin. Compelling, authentic dialogue dramatically improves your story...
Meet James Scott Bell, Author of Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, 2nd Edition
Whether you are a huge fan of James Scott Bell’s books, or are at the point where you are writing a novel, take some time out of your day to learn more about revising your novel from one of the bestselling authors today, James Scott Bell, whose newest book, Revising and...
Meet Nina Amir, Author of How to Blog a Book
Blogging is an essential part of today’s world. It’s a valuable tool for aspiring writers who want to attract the attention of agents & editors as well as authors whose goal is to promote and drive sales for their book. No matter if you are new to the world of blogging,...
Meet Jeff Gerke | Writer’s Digest Online Event
Jeff Gerke, author of The First 50 Pages, shares free tips for writing a novel. The opening fifty pages carry a surprising amount of weight for beginning a novel correctly. You have to engage your reader, introduce your hero, and establish the context of the story. You’ll also be presenting the...
Meet Rochelle Melander | Writers Digest Online Event
Are you tired of trying to squeeze in writing time between everything else you have to do? In this FREE webinar, Rochelle Melander, author of Write-A-Thon, shows you why finding time to write within your daily life is important. You’ll learn several invaluable tools – proven lessons from positive psychology –...
Meet Paula Balzer | Writers Digest Online Event
Paula Balzer, author of Writing & Selling Your Memoir, shares her free advice on writing in this exclusive webinar. When you think about writing your memoir, making it “marketable” might not be your first priority. You’re probably more focused on prose, structure and voice. While those elements are crucial, in today’s...
Meet Áine Greaney | Writers Digest Online Event
For most writers, the day job—with the salary and the health insurance that often goes with it—is as much part of the writing life as our words on the page. Sure, we all dream of quitting our day jobs and writing “full time,” but the fact of the matter is, with...
Writing & Selling Your Memoir
When you think about writing your memoir, making it “marketable” might not be your first priority. You’re probably more focused on prose, structure and voice. While those elements are crucial, in today’s marketplace publishers are looking for writers who can deliver “the total package” – excellent writing combined with...