The Lit World of Sylvia Hubbard

Rachel Thompson Photo by Francisco De Legarreta C. on Unsplash You’re writing. It’s flowing. You’re proud of it. Then Substack (or whatever newsletter platform you’re using) delivers this pop-up: “Nearing email length limit.” Wait, what? Cue internal freak-out spiral. Did I break something? Will this block my post? Are my open rates about to collapse? 🫠 Take a breath. This is not a writing…

Sylvia Liu Whether you publish traditionally or independently, you will want to do as much as possible to help launch your book. Here are 18 things I found helpful in the launch of my debut picture book, A Morning With Grandpa, illustrated by Christina Forshay (Lee & Low Books): 1-2 Years Out About the time you sign your contract (or when writing your book) is the time to connect with…

Becca Puglisi  When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to strategy, a mechanism helps them cope with the stress of the moment or escape the hurt of it. But if the character develops an unhealthy reliance on that mechanism, problems will…

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Rose Fox Sending a book out for review can be immensely stressful. If you’re self-published, you may have chosen the indie route to dodge all the gatekeeping and waiting periods associated with sending manuscripts to editors and agents—only to run into the same feeling when sending books to reviewers! Traditionally published authors often rely on their publishers to submit their books to the…

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BySandra Beckwith An author acquaintance recently announced their new book in a manner that almost guarantees the announcement won’t sell any copies. Why? Because they provided a purchase link for an obscure book retailer. While I suspect that was probably to make a statement about how the author feels about Amazon, it’s the wrong link to use when you want to sell books. When it comes to book…