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Readers’ Advisory for Writers: 3 Things Librarians Can Teach You About Your Own Writing
Readers’ advisory is how librarians match books to readers. Here’s how writers can use it to figure out why they love a book and write more of it.
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Catherine Forrest
2 days ago8 min read


What Traditional Publishing Actually Offers That You Can’t Buy Anywhere Else
Self-publishing is faster and cheaper than ever. So what does traditional publishing still offer that authors can’t replicate on their own? The answer isn’t editing or marketing—it’s something more fundamental.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 239 min read


The Reader Is Always Right: How to Think About Your Book Audience (and Stop Arguing With Taste)
“The customer is always right” doesn’t mean what most people think—and for authors, understanding what it actually means changes how you write, market, and respond to feedback about your book audience.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 97 min read


How to Ethically Consume Content From Problematic Authors (Without Giving Up Books You Love)
What do you do when a book you love was written by a problematic author? Here are six concrete strategies for reading ethically without burning your whole TBR to the ground.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 99 min read


Book Fonts for Self-Publishing Authors: Legal, Technical, and Readability Guide With Free Font Pairings
Choosing fonts for your self-published book? Learn what's legal, what glyphs you actually need, and which free font pairings will make your interior look professionally typeset—plus the one font you should never, ever use.
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Catherine Forrest
Sep 188 min read


How to Create an Author Website: A Beginner's Guide for Writers
An author website helps readers find you, showcases your bibliography, and gives journalists and event organizers a place to pull your bio and press photo. Here's how to build one from scratch — what pages to create, what to put on them, and which platforms make it easy even if you're not a web designer.
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Catherine Forrest
Aug 277 min read
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