Animated & Sonic Logos: Branding that Moves and Speaks
Have you ever seen a logo come alive; letters that spin, shapes that morph, and heard a tiny musical “ping”…
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Essential Features Every Author Website Should Include
Most newbie authors think having a website isn’t that important when you’re just starting out — but that couldn’t be…
Human Touch vs. AI: Why Authentic Illustrations Still Matter
These days, AI art feels like magic. Type a prompt, enter “generate”, and boom – an image appears. The speed…
How Social Media and Book Tok Influence Today’s Book Sales
There was a time when book marketing was done through word of mouth, newspaper reviews, bookstore displays, author tours, and…
Illustrated Books Are Booming, But Only the Right Style Sells
From the whimsical charm of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to the haunting elegance of Arthur Rackham’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated…
Beyond Books: Monetizing Your IP and Author Brand in 2025
I’ve been writing books for as long as I can remember, and there’s one thing my experience has taught me:…
Metadata & Marketing: The Power of Data-Driven Publishing in 2025
Data—let’s start with that. You can do things with data that take you from rags to riches in marketing. Data…
AI-Narrated Audiobooks Go Mainstream: What Authors Need to Know
There was an idea that kept stumbling across my mind—over and over again. I thought about shrugging it off more…
The Bold & The Bright: Why Maximalist Art Is Taking Over 2025
Minimalism had a great run. Long and quiet, if we are being honest. It started in the 1960s as an…
From Rough Draft to Polished Prose: An Editor’s Guide for Indie Authors
I was sitting there, thinking—what if editing didn’t have to be so damn hard? My mind drifted to all the…
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