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Dodging the Dreaded 'How Many Books Have You Sold?' Question

Let’s talk about a question that makes even the most seasoned author wince: "So, how many books have you sold?"

Mindset

Jun 6, 20232 min read

Publishing's Hiring Problem = Too Many Damn Books

The real hiring problem in publishing is that there are too many authors, and not enough publishing staff. So how to deal with this?

Book Sales and Deals

Jun 6, 20235 min read

BookTok Q&A: Ashleighs_Booked_Out

BookTok Q&A with Ashleighs_Booked_Out

BookTok Q&A

Jun 1, 20233 min read

BookTok Q&A: WhatBritReads

A Q&A with BookTokker, WhatBritReads

BookTok Q&A

Jun 1, 20235 min read

Embracing Tropes and Universal Fantasies: A Guide for Authors

How to leverage tropes and universal fantasies to help you sell more books

Marketing

Apr 26, 20237 min read

Troping Up Your Blurb

How to incorporate tropes and universal fantasies into your book's blurb to entice readers

Marketing

Apr 26, 20236 min read

Troping Up Your Marketing

A way to really boost your chances of getting your messages to the right readers is incorporating tropes into your marketing strategy

Marketing

Apr 26, 20234 min read

Fitness for Authors: Staying Active During the Workday

Staying active during the workday is essential for authors. Discover how to get moving, one chapter at a time.

Wellbeing

Mar 29, 20234 min read

Battling for Shelf Space

Less and less authors are seeing their books on high street shelves. So what gives and how do we deal with it?

High Street Stores

Mar 28, 20234 min read

Is Taste-Making Going Extinct in Publishing?

Are publishers becoming so risk-averse that taste-making has fallen by the wayside?

Book Sales and Deals

Feb 20, 20233 min read

Helping Published Authors Navigate the Marvellous and Messy World of Publishing

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Dodging the Dreaded 'How Many Books Have You Sold?' Question

Publishing's Hiring Problem = Too Many Damn Books

BookTok Q&A: Ashleighs_Booked_Out

BookTok Q&A: WhatBritReads

Embracing Tropes and Universal Fantasies: A Guide for Authors

Troping Up Your Blurb

Troping Up Your Marketing

Fitness for Authors: Staying Active During the Workday

Battling for Shelf Space

Is Taste-Making Going Extinct in Publishing?

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Helping Published Authors Navigate the Marvellous and Messy World of Publishing

All Articles

Dodging the Dreaded 'How Many Books Have You Sold?' Question

Publishing's Hiring Problem = Too Many Damn Books

BookTok Q&A: Ashleighs_Booked_Out

BookTok Q&A: WhatBritReads

Embracing Tropes and Universal Fantasies: A Guide for Authors

Troping Up Your Blurb

Troping Up Your Marketing

Fitness for Authors: Staying Active During the Workday

Battling for Shelf Space

Is Taste-Making Going Extinct in Publishing?

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