Surviving Indie Publishing with Susan Kaye Quinn (IndieRecon Facebook Page Chat)
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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Biba Pearce. Crime and Romance Author Builds Six-Figure Career Across Multiple Pen Names
My ALLi author guest this episode is Biba Pearce, an award-winning author with more than fifty novels across crime, romance, and cozy mystery. She’s built a six-figure career as an author and now mentors writers who want to build sustainable careers of their own.
Writing Beyond Borders: Awards for Translated and Non-English Books
In this Alliance of Independent Authors post, Book Award Adviser Hannah Jacobson explains how translated and non-English books can access a wide range of award opportunities across global markets.
News Summary: Authors Guild Issues AI Contract Clause; Character.AI Launches Interactive Book Platform
We end the week with two AI stories at very different ends of the news spectrum. First up is a statement from Authors Guild on AI in publishing and, as they put it, a "new model contract clause." The statement is an explicit response to the reports I noted previously that publishing professionals are uploading manuscripts to AI models to assist with editing tasks.