• 5 Times to Update Your Book Cover

    From time to time, you may notice one of your favorite authors rereleases a book with a new book cover. Often when an author’s book is adapted into a movie the book cover will change to match the movie poster. But there are plenty of reasons to rerelease a book with a new cover. If you’ve published a book and are wondering if it’s time to give it a design refresh, here are 5 reasons why you may want to update your published book’s cover. 1. If your cover looks outdated. If your book’s cover is starting to show its…

  • 2021 Writing Self Check-in

    Self-Check  How are your 2021 writing goals going so far? If you feel like you’re devoting a lot of time to writing, but you aren’t seeing your word count climb, then you may want to start keeping tabs on yourself. Is self-editing, as you go, slowing you down? Starting each writing session by editing what you wrote during your previous writing period can eat up a significant amount of time you could have been writing, and you’ll never make large strides in your word count that way. Find a paper planner you can use solely for this self-check. Add in…

  • 10 Perfect Moments to Listen to an Audiobook

    Remember when we thought ebooks would take over the book publishing industry because they would make it so much easier to carry books on to go? Well, now that audiobooks have reentered the publishing industry with renewed zeal, it’s safe to say this format isn’t going anywhere. Gone are the days of never finding time to sit down and read a book. Now, you can listen to audiobooks anywhere, and doing just about anything. Are you still unsure if you’d find the time to listen to an entire audiobook? Here are 10 times you can easily listen to an audiobook:…

  • Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Writers

    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you stressing over the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Here are seven gift ideas for writers that your valentine will be sure to love. 1. Audible subscription. Audiobooks are still on the rise with readers because it allows them to listen to a book while doing almost anything. If your valentine loves to read or wants to read more books this year, they’ll love an Audible subscription.  2. Blue-light blocking glasses. If there’s one negative of a writer spending all that time in front of a computer typing out his or…