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PublishDrive's Kinga Jentetics discusses the impact of the 2020 pandemic on the worlds of writing and publishing and reveals her company's planned innovations for the new year.  

Ex-attorney Barbara Hinske on how she came to writing for a living and the process of seeing her book transformed into a movie.

Mark and James take a look back at a year that presented the self-publishing community with some unique challenges.

After finding that stories he was reading to his disabled daughter weren't uplifting enough, Jason Miletsky opted to write and self-publish his own children's books, thus triggering a career that combines writing and providing book printing and distribution services.

It's the turn of science fiction author, Peter F. Smith, to get the famed BookLab treatment with expert feedback on his writing, blurb and cover.

This year's Kindle Storyteller Award winner is the truly inspirational adventurer and author, Anna McNuff. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have pinned her down for a chat between escapades!

Children's author, Allan Boroughs, on successful - and profitable - collaborative writing for children.

Hot tips on how to launch a children's book on a budget from bestselling indie author Matthew Ralph.

Bestselling indie author, Kristina Adams, is on a mission to help other writers looking to navigate the murky waters of self-publishing.

How do you get your crime writing to come across as authentic? The devil is in the details.

How one author uses Instagram to great effect to help build her brand.

Self-publishing can work for comic books too.

Sci-fi author Nicholas Erik is here to share his crack tips on book ads with indies looking to deliver some oomph to their marketing mix

Find out how indie author Carly Kade used the power of the self-publishing community to market her books to a niche audience.

Find out how self-published books can play a key role in building your business and brand.

Male author Rich Amooi on how to succeed in a field dominated by female writers.

Find out how a former BBC script editor and teacher went on to hit the big time as a self-published crime author.

Multi-genre bestselling indie author Dani René on her career and the state of self-publishing in the country where she resides - South Africa.

Author Aiki Flinthart explains how to give your fight scenes an authentic punch.

More books means more sales. Here's how to power up your author productivity.