How to Get Your Audiobook Discovered on Spotify (And What’s Coming Next)
Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube About the Episode:Spotify has over 600 million users, and most of them don't yet know they...
Self Publishing
Digital publishing is a wide open world that can be confusing to navigate. Here we have everything you need to publish and distribute your books.
The Author’s Guide to Hiring Freelancers (Cover Designers, Editors, and More) with Maari Casey
Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube About the Episode: Every indie author eventually needs help: a cover designer, an editor, a website builder, a marketing as...
Social Media for Authors: How to Choose Platforms That Actually Move Books
Every social media platform seems to promise the same thing: more visibility, more readers, and more book sales. One expert tells you to master TikTok. Another swears by Instagram. Meanwhile, someo...
2026 Mid-Year Author Survey: What’s Working for Indie Authors Right Now
At Written Word Media, we believe that supporting authors starts with understanding them. That's why, for the second year in a row, we conducted a Mid-Year Author Sentiment Survey to take the pulse...
How Authors are Growing in 2026 (Mid-Year Survey Results)
Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube About the Episode:Is the indie author market actually as tough as the forums make it sound...
Creative Book Marketing Ideas Beyond the Usual: Merchandise, Fan-Fiction & More
Most authors know the core ingredients of a successful book marketing strategy: build an email list, consistently promote your books, run ads, and keep readers moving through your catalog. And f...
How to Create a Series Page on Kobo and Reach More Kobo Readers
If you've written multiple books in a series, one of the easiest ways to improve discoverability on Kobo is by creating a dedicated series page. A well-organized series page helps Kobo readers d...
KDP Account Health: What Can Get Authors Banned
For indie authors, Amazon KDP can be one of the most powerful publishing platforms in the world. But it is also a platform with rules, automated reviews, human enforcement, and serious consequences...
How Authors Can Leverage Podcasts And What We’ve Learned
Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube About the Episode: Podcasts build the kind of trust with listeners that almost no other marketing channel can match, and au...
Reader Engagement: How Authors Build Local Book Buzz
Online marketing gets a lot of attention, and for good reason. Ads, email Promotions, social media, and Amazon visibility all matter. But some of the most meaningful reader engagement still happ...