THE INDIE FILES: Making Use of Genre and Categories
by Anthony W. Eichenlaub Genre: A marketing construct. Its only purpose is to get books into the hands of people […]
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Anatomy of a Tabletop Adventure
By Austin Conrad Writing in the genre of tabletop games has a lot of similarities to fiction writing when it
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Work-for-Hire in Short Fiction: An Overview
By Rachael K. Jones Work-for-hire writing jobs are common in novel-length work, especially in the world of tie-in fiction, but
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Using Sensory Triggers to Prime Your Brain for Writing
By Holly Henderson As much as science fiction and fantasy writers love wandering the vast worlds that exist in our
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THE INDIE FILES: Book Descriptions
by Scott King Writing book descriptions sucks, but it doesn’t have to be hard. If you can write a whole
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The Gamemaster’s Guide to Short Story Plot
By Ursula Whitcher My first fictional love was tabletop role-playing games, from Dungeons & Dragons and ’90s classics like Vampire:
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What I Learned Cowriting A Novella
By Gareth L. Powell In 2020, I had the privilege of cowriting a science fiction novella called Light Chaser with
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Negotiating Your Short Fiction Contracts
By Karawynn Long Note: This post does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content,
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What Does Slavic Fantasy Even Mean?
by Jelena Dunato When my publisher prepared the marketing strategy for my upcoming novel Dark Woods, Deep Water, one of
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THE INDIE FILES: Author Tips and Tricks for Selling on Amazon
by William C. Tracy Congrats! You’re an indie author! You’ve written a book, (hopefully) had critiques and edited it, put