by kobowritinglife | Jan 26, 2024 | Blog, KWL Community, The Business of Writing, Tips
Welcome to 2024! We’re here at the start of another year in publishing – both exciting and daunting, to be sure, but we’re here to help. We’re going to focus on some evergreen advice for authors as well as offer our opinion on what to expect in writing, publishing,...
by kobowritinglife | Jan 5, 2024 | Blog, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing, The Craft of Writing
Sometimes, as creative people, we might find ourselves thinking about alternate paths we could have taken with our art, or with our entire careers. We might think of this as a reset, but in reality, it’s more of a change. You are not starting from scratch: you have a...
by kobowritinglife | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing, Tips
Interest in audiobooks has not slowed down anytime soon, and there has never been a better time to get those audiobooks produced! If you’re curious about publishing your audiobooks with Kobo Writing Life but want more info, or if you’re ready to start publishing but...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 10, 2023 | Blog, The Business of Writing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
Writing a series is a huge undertaking: so much so that, for some authors, it can take decades to finish them. But writing a series is also very rewarding; with a series, you have loyal readers for the same amount of time. Series books also allow you to expand your...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing, Tips
Readers read for a variety of reasons. Some read to study and learn; others read to escape; many simply read as a main form of entertainment, turning to a book just as others might turn on the TV or start up a video game, and many more people are a mix of all of these...
by kobowritinglife | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog, KWL Community, The Business of Writing, Tips
by Holly Mortimer We’ve reached the final instalment in our four-part series on how to start and grow your publishing business. Here, we will review some of the current (as of 2023) and ongoing government services available to publishers in Canada and most provinces....