The New Cost of Going Wide
On 14th May 2026, Draft2Digital introduced new fees for self-published authors using their service. Before they introduced these fees, the only cost to authors was a 10% cost based on …
BoW
Business of Writing articles
Switching Genres
JK Rowling did it. Michael Crichton did it. And Ruth Rendell did it too. Now, I’m considering following in their footsteps as well. There are many reasons why a writer …
Changing Agents
It’s all part of the dream, isn’t it? Write a book, secure a literary agent, get a publishing contract, and then retire on the proceeds. But that second bit, securing …
Audio First
The audio market is booming and set to grow further. Simon Whaley chats to two writers about how writing for audio can improve our writing generally. Kerboom! Did you hear …
Write Streaming
One of the many things I enjoy most about being a writer is shutting myself away from the world when I write. But perhaps that’s because there’s nobody to watch …
Permission Procedures
Every time we put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, our words are automatically protected by copyright. This means that nobody else should use our work without our permission, …
Clever Connections
Although self-published authors can benefit from selling their books internationally, it also creates issues. For example, if I advertise one of my books with an eBook link to the UK …
Beta Feedback
Simon Whaley chats to one author about how beta-readers can lead to better books. Someone once said to me, “Beta readers are an author’s crash-test dummy. They take your book …
YouTube, You Write?
How can writers make the most of YouTube? Simon Whaley explores some video-content options for boosting our writing business. Twenty years ago, three twenty-somethings officially launched a new video platform. …
Substack Solutions
Can Substack help you stay connected with your readers? Simon Whaley chats to two authors about how they use the service for their author business. Who remembers blogging? It was …