Visualize Your Writing Goals for This Year
Visualizing your writing goals for this year sounds like it may not be terribly helpful, but it can help make the difference …
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 …
Black Writers Don’t Just Write About Race
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Why does race often come into the picture for Black writers? This is a complicated question. Part of …
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 …
Finding Your “Author Voice” (It’s Harder Than it Looks)
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Just like any modern artist, a writer can have a certain “voice” that distinguishes them from their contemporaries. …