The Mother of All Things: The world of writing, editing, and publishing

The Mother of All Things: The world of writing, editing, and publishing

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June 2025

May 2025

Marketing Mindsets for Authors
An interview with Aryn Van Dyke of Book Rockstar
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Jessica Powers
37:03
Small Press Collective
Fall/Winter 2025 Title Showcase
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Jessica Powers
A Few Thoughts on AI and Creativity and The Brave New World We Find Ourselves In
The publishing world is awash with conference sessions, articles and essays, and talks about the problems and possibilities of AI.
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Jessica Powers

April 2025

Don’t Sell Your Soul to Social Media—but Don’t Underestimate Its Importance to Your Writing Career Either
The number one thing I hear from both emerging and established authors is some version of “I hate social media.”
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Jessica Powers
Lee Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press
A Publisher Interview
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Jessica Powers
48:27
Reviews, Fees, and Advertising: The Hidden Costs of Publishing
or... Should we pay for reviews? Should we pay for submission fees? Should retail prices of books go up?
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Jessica Powers
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March 2025

Interview with Philip Lee, publisher at Readers to Eaters
Philip Lee and Jessica Powers discuss Philip’s journey from the magazine industry to publishing books for a diverse community by co-founding Lee and…
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Jessica Powers
50:37
Upset with your publisher?
What to do when the honeymoon ends...
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Jessica Powers
The Economics of Being a Writer
(or, how does one make a living at this thing after all)
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Jessica Powers
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