Perhaps you’ve seen the videos from Italy. Hundreds of people standing on their balconies singing together as they pass their days quarantined due to the COVID-19 outbreak. What is happening all around us feels completely surreal, but I take enormous comfort from those scenes. They speak volumes about the creative power of the human spirit. […]
You need to write a book, but you just can’t find the time. If you’ve said this to yourself in the last month, read on. Bublish’s five-step system to write an effective book in record time might just give your book project the jump-start it needs: STEP ONE: Write down two or three clear and […]
We get a lot of questions about editing here at Bublish. Among other things, writers wonder what type of editing they need for their book, how much editing costs, and how long it takes to go through a particular phase of editing. With all these questions in mind, we’ve put together this overview of the […]
Before author Linda Mahkovec started working with Bublish, she was having little success selling copies of her books, even though her stories were highly reviewed. Her problem was marketing. Too few people knew about her great books. That’s changing quickly now. Working with Bublish as her distribution and marketing partner, Linda has seen strong growth […]
It’s the beginning of a new decade, so I thought it was time to write my first “publishing predictions” blog. The first two decades of the new millennium were filled with innovation and disruption in the publishing industry. Online bookselling, the rise of Amazon, the tremendous growth of self-publishing, and the popularization of the eBook […]
In today’s crowded book marketplace, winning a book award can help an indie author catch a reader’s attention and indicate to that reader that this book is worthy of their time. A book award can also convince booksellers and librarians that a title is worth adding to their collections. Book awards help indie authors stand […]
The focused frenzy that is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) ended on November 30. Thousands of writers around the world spent last month striving to hit ambitious daily writing goals in order to complete the first draft of a 50,000-word manuscript. Everyone who participated and made an effort should pat themselves on the back. Participation […]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanksgiving is next week and the holiday season is officially upon us. Everyone gets busy around the holidays, but it’s actually a great time to write your book. The thousands of writers around the world who are participating in National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, know this to be true. […]
We’re nearing National Novel Writing Month’s halfway point and the pressure is on. This is when the going gets tough and the tough get going. If you’re on track to meet the NaNoWriMo goal of writing a first draft of a 50,000-word novel in 30 days (that’s about 1,667 words a day), you should be […]
Happy Halloween! Do you scare yourself on a regular basis? I’m not talking about a bad hair day or a spooky Halloween costume. I mean, do you take risks? Do you step out of your comfort zone? Do you undertake activities that you’ve never done before? If your answer is no, we encourage you to […]