Writer Fuel: What to Look For in a Writing Community

Writer Fuel: What to Look For in a Writing Community

I was at a writing conference this past March (the Women in Publishing Summit, which was amazing!) and during one of the networking sessions one of the other writers mentioned they were writing a knitting cozy mystery. As an avid knitter myself, I immediately asked, “Do you knit?” From there, immediately my fellow writer/knitter and… Read more »

History at Malice Domestic

History at Malice Domestic

As writers, we are encouraged to go to conferences. To get the lay of the genre and the industry. To fangirl/boy with our favorite authors. To network and to take workshops. To meet and pitch to agents. In short, to find our community. I cannot think of a better one for the new or emerging… Read more »

The Top 3 Simple Instagram Tips for Writers

The Top 3 Simple Instagram Tips for Writers

Instagram tips for writers out on the internet can offer conflicting advice and complicated strategies. In this post, I’ll try to boil down the top three Instagram tips for writers so you can kick-start or enhance your author platform.  Over the last two months, I doubled my Instagram followers from 400 to 800+ so I… Read more »

4 Lessons Learned over a Decade of Author Platforming

4 Lessons Learned over a Decade of Author Platforming

Twitter, the linchpin of the publishing industry online, has felt like it may very well be crumbling under the new leadership of Elon Musk. With this, there’s been a lot of chatter in the publishing community about where we go from here. It’s up to you whether and when you choose to go down with… Read more »