Author Quarantine! Making Sure You Hit Your Writing Goals
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Hi Everyone! It feels like forever since I’ve written a blog post for August Rose Press. Truth be …
The Ugly Truth About Book Publishing Schedules
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Book publishing schedules are those wonderful things that keep us on track. They help hold us accountable and …
Publishing University 2015: How Do Books Sell?
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Hello Readers! This blog post is coming to you from IBPA’s Publishing University 2015 in Austin, Texas! I’ve …
Publishing is Not an Equitable Field, But Over Time It Can Be
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins It’s been a while since I’ve seen all of your smiling faces, but I’m back. It’s been a …
Getting Acquainted with the Real World of Indie Publishing
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Indie publishing is a tough world to navigate. There are so many important issues that need to be …
What Really Makes an Author an “Author?”
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins In the face of the perceived ease on indie publishing, many more people are suddenly becoming “authors.” Some …
Why We Need More Diverse Books
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins If the first annual BookCon at the Book Expo America in 2014 wasn’t a big enough indication, we …
Book Marketing is an Ugly Beast (You Know It’s True)
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Ugh, the joys of book marketing. For many writers, it’s the labor of love to produce a book …
Jumping on Every Self-Publishing Bandwagon Can Cost You
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Another indie publisher I know asked me the other day if I was going to put my work …
Crowd-funding for Your Book Can Be Tricky
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Publishing books takes money. For many non-established authors, money does not come easily. (Making a consistent income from …