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What do you need to distribute your books to stores?

by Joe Biel, Microcosm Publishing

In 2018, Microcosm fired our final distributor in favor of self-distributing. A relatively obvious advantage to us is that we would no longer need to kowtow to Amazon’s demands and market dominance. This was a business decision even more than it was a moral one.… Read the post

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What’s stopping you from writing? Embracing Imperfection

by Gale Leach

Months ago, Ellen Buikema invited me to submit a post for Writers in the Storm. Honored, I agreed and began thinking about a suitable topic. Because I lack a history with this group, each time an idea surfaced, I’d search the WITS website and find it—posts on this site are very comprehensive—leaving me hunting for something else. Later,… Read the post

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Top Ten Ways to Enjoy a More Productive & Writerly Summer

by Kris Maze

Summer is the time when many writers slow down the pace of publishing and focus more on simply writing. This has been my secret sauce over the last couple months, working on a fun manuscript and making the magic happen.… Read the post

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Address the Root Causes and Unlock Your Writer's Block

There is a great deal written about the malady called Writer’s Block. Most of it is a dire warning that this could happen to you and how it cripples you and your career. It’s frightening. That’s unfortunate because it sets up writers to expect the same thing will happen to them.… Read the post

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Judging a Book by its Cover

by Jenn Windrow

In last month’s post we discussed everything having to do with editing. The importance of a well edited project, the different kinds of editing, and how to find an editor. This month we are going to talk about the second most important part of your indie published book…covers.… Read the post

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