10 lessons in selling to successfully launch and run a pre-order campaign for your books or other digital products. — Lessons One and Two of Selling Books I’ve been writing for years now. At this point, I have around 300 unpublished pieces, enough to fill several books. So, that’s what I did. I gathered some of my short stories into a collection and did the same with my poetry. …

Entry-level opportunities for writers without publishing credits or experience — The amount of recent writing graduates who are scrambling for work in their field is ever-expanding, growing. That’s because all too often in writing programs, whether BA, BFA, MA, or MFA, writers aren’t actually taught the tools they need to succeed and work as professionals. This has left nearly 50%…

These 5 subject lines have the best open rates and performances for authors and writers with newsletters. — At some point in your independent creative career, you’re going to have to start thinking about your audience. How are you as a writer going to garner a following? How are you going to maintain it? One of the best ways to do that is through a newsletter. As a…