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By Jen Bresnick January 27, 2015

A Publisher’s Weekly and ABNA Reviewer Responds to Disappointment

Note: Yes, fellow blizzard friends and horrible, mean, dry, warm people elsewhere in the country, I am writing this from under about 30 inches of snow. So far the power … Continue reading A Publisher’s Weekly and ABNA Reviewer Responds to Disappointment

By Jen Bresnick October 13, 2014April 24, 2015

Do Facebook and Goodreads ads work for self-publishing authors?

Web ads. Ugh. Flashy, annoying pop-ups and distracting sidebars; exhortations for products you don’t really care about; “targeted” pitches for lard clarifiers and chimney collars and one weird trick that … Continue reading Do Facebook and Goodreads ads work for self-publishing authors?

By Jen Bresnick January 13, 2014

Don’t use conjunctions and you’ll never write a best seller

Fans of the run-on sentence, rejoice! There is some serious academic validation coming your way. Scientists from Long Island’s very own Stony Brook University have found that the more you … Continue reading Don’t use conjunctions and you’ll never write a best seller

By Jen Bresnick December 5, 2013December 5, 2013

Shelf Unbound Writing Competition Winners!

You’ve waited patiently for months to hear which books topped the list of the second annual Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition. Wait no longer, people of Internetlandia! The answer … Continue reading Shelf Unbound Writing Competition Winners!