by Kayleigh | Jun 17, 2026 | Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Writing Tips
I’m the first to admit that I am terrible at titling my written works. I stress over it too much—what if I pick something and change my mind? What if I don’t hit the right tone? The thing is, your title isn’t just about the story: a good or bad title can... by Kayleigh | Dec 18, 2025 | Freelancer Tips, Marketing Tips
See Expanding Your Network, Part I: Associations In my previous post on Associations, I highlighted a few writers’/editors’ associations to help you begin (or continue) growing your network. In this post, I’m focusing on the other side of that:... by Kayleigh | Dec 18, 2025 | Freelancer Tips, Marketing Tips
Social media is great for beginning to build your writing (or editing) community. Whether you’re a professional looking for like-minded new friends, your book is out and you need it boosted, you’re in the querying trenches and need to feel understood, or you’re... by Kayleigh | Oct 8, 2025 | Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips
When looking for comps, stop seeking exact matches and look instead for books that relate to your audience, themes, plot, style and voice, characters, and the general structure of the journey or tale you’re telling. Let’s back up: What’s a comp? Comparable or... by Kayleigh | Oct 7, 2024 | Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips
My former writing colleague Pam recently attended the Baltimore Book Festival, which brought together indie authors, local book sellers, live readings, and panel discussions. Pam passed along her notes about one panel in particular, Secrets of Self Publishing, which... by Kayleigh | Sep 20, 2024 | Marketing Tips
If you want people to be buying your book, then you need people to be talking about your book. And if you want people to be talking about your book, then YOU need to be talking about it. That doesn’t mean spam-posting all of your followers 24/7, but you do need to...
