Kathryn Craft Turning Whine Into Gold “Oh man, I love that book!” Are there any more seductive words for an avid reader? You may be reading on right now just to discover which book I’m talking about. Never underestimate the power of love. This is a post about marketing. Set aside your technological age cynicism […]

Heather Webb Back in April, I wrote a post on good and bad writer advice, what to listen to, what to ignore in the daily toils of a writer’s life. Since then, I’ve been thinking about this more—specifically, the toils of post-publication, instead of the road to publication and they’re different. Vastly. Both in our […]

Penny Sansevieri For authors, there’s nothing more satisfying than writing the final sentence of a book that you’ve poured your heart and soul into. You can feel proud of what you have accomplished, but the hard work doesn’t end here. Although you have completed the book, now you need to ask yourself whether you’ve written […]

Susan Spann The Legal Side of Writing for Anthologies (Part 2) Last month, my #PubLaw guest post here at Writers in the Storm examined some important legal issues authors face when writing for anthologies. Today, we’re taking a closer look at appropriate—and not so appropriate--grants of rights in anthology contracts, which differ from the standard […]

 Susan Spann Anthologies offer a great opportunity for writers to publish their works and find new readers. Some anthologies feature works by authors from a specific group - for example, Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America, writers’ conferences, and local and regional writers’ groups. Other anthologies offer open (or limited) submissions for stories in specific genres […]