Self-Publishing Movement Continues Strong Growth in the U.S.

The independent publishing market is growing rapidly according to a report recently released by Bowker, a provider of bibliographic information management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. The report says that the number of self-published titles in 2012 jumped to more than 391,000, up 59% over 2011 and 422% …

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Submit Your Work! Writing Contests for the End of 2013

A great way to gain credibility as a writer/author is by submitting to writing contests. Maybe you haven’t finished your book yet or are in between books. There are lots of great contests and journals that are accepting submissions right now for many different types of work, including fiction, non-fiction, fan and flash fiction, essays, …

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