
Award-winning indie author, book marketing professional, & writing educator Valerie Biel brings you the latest publishing news, writing craft advice, book marketing & promotion tips. . .and occasional author interviews, new book news, and travel stories.
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Happy Friday Morning! I hope you’re all doing well! ~
I’m sending you a digest-style email this morning that includes an incredibly fun interview with author Anne Louise Bannon as well as two articles, Are Writing Contests Worth the Fees...
I’m an author (as you all know), but you might not know that I have a journalism degree . . . so here I get to channel my insatiable curiosity. (Some might call this nosiness!) I’m excited to ask authors about their work and the ideas that...
If you’re here because you’re unsure if you should enter book award contests in the first place. Head on over to this article I wrote earlier in the year: Are Writing Contests Worth the Fees?
But if you’re here because you’ve won award, b...
You’ll find varying advice out there in the publishing world about whether writing contests are a scam or a great way to gain more attention for your book. In truth, some contests are not reputable BUT many are — and merely charging a fee D...
I’m an author (as you all know), but you might not know that I have a journalism degree . . . so here I get to channel my insatiable curiosity. (Some might call this nosiness!) I’m excited to ask authors about their work and the ideas that...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Award-winning author of stories inspired by travel & insatiable curiosity. I use my powers for good to help other authors navigate the crazy publishing world by providing editing, book marketing, and promotion assistance.
Fiction author, book editor, writing coach and instructor, retired journalist. Lived all around the world and settled in a small town in the Midwest on a big lake.
Hi, I’m T.K. Sheffield, a Wisconsin author writing stories for readers to laugh and escape. "The Backyard Model Mysteries" are funny cozy mysteries. "The Valentine Lines" and "Valentines in July" are screwball comedies.
Tim Chapman's fiction has been published in The Southeast Review, the Chicago Reader, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Palooka, and the anthology, "The Rich and the Dead." He's the author of two novels, "A Trace of Gold" and "The Blue Silence."
Author Anne Louise Bannon mostly writes mysteries, including the Old Los Angeles Series, the Freddie and Kathy series, and the Operation Quickline series. Visit her website at AnneLouiseBannon.com.
Joy pens two Wisconsin mystery series: Deep Lakes and Bay Browning, while traveling with her husband in their Winnebago. Like your mysteries cozy? Deep Lakes is for you. Like to live a little edgy? Bay Browning might be your series of choice.
Carl Vonderau brings his rich international banking experience to his award-winning novels. He writes propulsive thrillers, but underneath are families that must struggle to stay together and survive.
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