While picking up a pen and just writing might seem like the most organic option, that method doesn’t work for everyone. Planning a novel gives authors the ability to figure out their story and where they want to take things before they start writing. It’s a great way to organize thoughts, develop your characters, and structure your work.
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Building a Book: Brainstorming
The beginning stages of writing a book can be daunting. Sometimes it’s harder to start writing than it is to continue the momentum once you’ve begun writing. You may have a plot point or a character in mind to start you off, but books are more than just one plot point or one character.
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Publishers can use their various imprints as a way to establish different, yet cohesive brand identities.
Read MoreHouse Tour, Final Stop: Publicity
Book publicity is the effort a book publicist makes to get the book(s) they’re promoting into the consciousness of consumers. Simply put, it is the job of the book publicist to help drive sales by building recognition.
Read MoreHouse Tour: Manufacturing and Distribution
The tour continues with manufacturing and distribution! Don’t count this part out — it is critical to your book succeeding.
Read MoreHouse Tour: Metadata
Metadata may not be the most exciting or glamorous job in publishing, but it is an essential one. And it continues to grow in importance each day as our society grows more and more digital. Now with the pandemic looming large and most of us homebound, it’s never been more necessary to push books digitally, whether borrowing or purchasing an ebook or purchasing a print book online, and those who have the best Metadata teams are sure to feel the benefit.
Read MoreHouse Tour: Marketing
It is crucial for Marketing to show their enthusiasm for the book and present some key ideas on how they plan to promote it.
Read MoreHouse Tour: Production
The tour continues… join us as we stroll on over to production to learn more about one of the most vital components of your book’s journey.
Read MoreHouse Tour: Editorial
The next step of our publishing house series takes us to the editorial department!
Read MoreHouse Tour: Acquisitions
Well hello everyone, and happy Thursday. I know these are the most uncertain times we’ve ever seen and (hopefully) will ever see, but what I also know is that consistency is key for feeling stable during uncertain times. Therefore, we continue today with the next part of our Ins and Outs of Publishing series, which…
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