Writing Roots

Of all the emotions you could include in your story, grief is one of the most common yet most complex options. Many stories address the idea of grief, whether it is the loss of someone they loved, the...

4 Mar 202411min

This whole month has been about helping you understand that when you become an author, you become a public figure of sorts. That means "being cancelled" is a real possibility if you make the wrong mov...

29 Feb 202411min

If there is one thing that we collectively stop doing as a bookish community, it should be FOMO marketing and exclusive special editions. Don't get us wrong. We love special editions as much as the ne...

26 Feb 202411min

All advertising is good advertising, right? It doesn’t matter if you’re mean or nice, so long as people know your name, right? Wrong. People may know your name, but you could easily do more damage tha...

24 Feb 202441min

The idea of writing a memoir pushed me way out of my comfort zone. So instead of trying to eat the whole elephant in one sitting, I took small bites. - Rachel Trotter Whether or not you’re writing a m...

22 Feb 202411min

Authors often feel pressure to be active on social media, particularly TikTok, in order to get and keep a substantial following. This is largely new territory, and some long-time authors are finding t...

20 Feb 202410min

Your readers are the most important piece of your marketing. If they like your book, they will share it with other readers with similar tastes. Like a pyramid scheme, but better. However, they also ho...

15 Feb 202411min

There have been a few authors recently - usually newer authors - who have made a bad name for themselves because of how they interacted with readers. In some cases, it was calling them names for leavi...

12 Feb 202410min