Today, I’m sharing something a little different and special — a video interview. We learned last week that BlackBern Partners, a private equity company, had acquired two of the most prominent companies in the hybrid publishing space: Greenleaf Book Group and Amplify Publishing. I’m familiar with both companies, having in the past published books with…
Newsletter 112. Finding your “thing” — the part of your job that you can happily and profitably do for decades. Plus, big news for hybrid publishing, new AI surveys, three people to follow, and three books to read. My thing is writing. Do you know yours? I first got hired as a professional writer in…
If you’re considering writing a nonfiction book, go ahead and get my comprehensive book on the topic now. It’s got everything you need to know, and it’s no longer a pre-order — you can get your copy now. (The full table of contents is at the end of this post.) There are three ways to…
Hybrid publishers like Ideapress, Greenleaf Book Group, and Mascot Books are invisible to some folks: agents and traditional acquisitions editors whom I’ve interviewed can’t seem to see them. But for many authors, they’re a realistic publishing alternative, and may even be the best choice. The third alternative Authors who haven’t studied the alternatives imagine that…