Category Archives: Authors

By BookBaby author Dawn Field A fully-developed manuscript will be rich from beginning to end, from the big to the small. How does yours hold up to this eight-part check? To be considered “well-developed,” your manuscript should be complete. This … Continue reading →

I don’t consider myself a Queen of Blogging, but I have been around for four and a half years (I feel old!) and this time has taught me a lot about books, but also about how the online bookish community … Continue reading →

Book character names– You just gotta love them. Even the ones you´re not sure how to pronounce. As avid readers we´re often confronted with characters who have standard names. Whether they´re gender-specific names or gender-neutral… a reader has a good … Continue reading →

By BookBaby author Steven Spatz The blazing sun and summer calendar don’t change the fact that the holiday self-publishing crunch has already begun. This book publishing timeline will help you manage the calendar and score holiday book sales. “It’s Christmas … Continue reading →

By BookBaby author Lee Purcell As an indie author, libraries are a powerful asset for getting your book into the hands of readers and reaching an audience through presentations, community contacts, reviewers, and reference librarian recommendations. In the endless striving … Continue reading →