by JeriWB Guest | Jun 3, 2019 | Marketing & Media
Do you see yourself as an authorpreneur? Like it or not, being a writer also necessitates developing one’s business sense. Like any skill, we can educate ourselves to overcome weaknesses. More importantly, we can learn to play to our strengths. I’ve known...
by Jeri Walker | Apr 2, 2018 | Publishing Tips
Book formatting mistakes to avoid abound in traditional as well as independent publishing. While some readers say they can overlook a certain number of typos when a story is engaging enough, it’s probably safe to say bad formatting is even harder to overlook...
by JeriWB Guest | Jul 17, 2017 | Marketing & Media
Welcome back to Suzanne Kelman. She’s been a familiar face around here along with her Blondie and the Brit Podcast partner KJ Waters. Today’s post offers some great tips for a successful book launch, which is something all authors strive for, but often...
by Jeri Walker | Sep 12, 2016 | Publishing Tips
As if submitting short stories, creative nonfiction, and magazine articles to publications that practice editorial discretion wasn’t daunting enough, the task of how to write a submissions cover letter inevitably rears its ugly head. Yes, ugly. Presenting...
by Jeri Walker | Aug 1, 2016 | Publishing Tips
Many aspiring authors find (or perhaps invent) numerous reasons not to submit work to publications. I am certainly guilty as charged. Though my focus here on Word Bank is to showcase my freelance writing and editing services, I still aim to write a book someday. In...