by MCM Team | Dec 3, 2025 | Book Publishing
Beta readers can be an integral part of the publishing process because they potentially help polish your manuscript, offer insights into reader experiences and expectations, and even help you become better at your craft. But to get the most out of what they have to...
by MCM Team | Nov 12, 2025 | Author Marketing Tips, Author Services, Book Publishing
Your book’s metadata is more than just the details you upload to IngramSpark or KDP, or the codes librarians and book sellers use to place or find your book. Metadata is also the key to your book being discovered by readers organically. Why? Because readers are...
by Lilli Kendle | Sep 24, 2025 | Author Services, Book Publishing
Many writers tend to write first and edit later. Which can work fine for short pieces. But when writing an entire book-length manuscript this can land you in trouble. You may end up feeling overwhelmed, overburdened and out of time. But by incorporating some effective...
by MCM Team | Aug 13, 2025 | Author Marketing Tips, Book Publishing
During the publishing process, one of the many things you will need to do as a self-published author is to categorize your book with BISAC codes. These codes are important to get right so that your readers can find your book. But what are BISAC codes and how do you...
by MCM Team | Jul 30, 2025 | Book Design, Book Publishing
We write a lot on the topic of book covers, from professional standards and genre conventions to the cover design process, but we haven’t written much about what your book’s interior should look like. And the interior of your book is just as important as the...
by MCM Team | Jun 18, 2025 | Author Branding, Author Marketing Tips, Book Publishing
*This post was originally published in January, 2025 but has been updated to add more, alternate resources and more current information on some resources. Although we strive to create content that answers the questions indie authors have and to help them succeed, we...
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