Indie Groundbreaking Book

Announcing LyricPop Picture Books

by Jim Barnes / July 2020

"Launched in June 2020, LyricPop presents classic song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, delivering messages that parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were inspired by when they were young."

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Which Generation Reads the Most?

by Lachlan Brown / August 2020

"Print books are still preferred across all generations although everyone prefers reading news online."

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20 Ways to Promote Your Book in 2020

by Marissa DeCuir / August 2020

"If you publish a book and no one knows about it, did you really publish a book? Regardless of whether you’re traditionally or indie published, you have to put time, effort and resources into promoting it."

Indie Groundbreaking Publisher

Sounds True

by Jim Barnes / August 2020

Tami Simon and Sounds True had evolved from toting a clunky tape recorder, had seen both the tape cassette and CD become obsolete, and now had come "back to the future" of spoken word around a campfire.

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2020 Living Now Book Awards Results

"The Living Now Book Awards celebrate the innovation and creativity of newly published books that enhance the quality of our lives, from cooking and fitness to relationships and mature living."

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Writing in the Time of Coronavirus: 10 Tips

by Jillian Manning / September 2020

"COVID-19 has upended our lives in so many ways, often stifling the spark of creativity we work so hard to hold onto. Between work and virtual school and watching the news and trying to maintain some sort of balance…who has time for writing?"

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Anatomy of an IPPY Award Winner

by CeCe Richardson / September 2020

"I think every poet has an infinite number of choices to make and variables to work from when they write a poem. As a writer myself, I can’t help but 'see' the words on the page (or screen) as an integral part of the writing composition."

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The ABCs of Book Marketing

by Jim Barnes / September 2020

"We've learned a lot about what makes books successful over the years -- and one big take-away is that writing and publishing a book is the easy part -- promoting it and selling it is where the real work begins!"