Author Archives: Wolf Hoelscher
Don’t Get Hacked This New Year: 6 Simple Tips for Boosting Online Security
If last year was the year of the author platform, this will be the year for keeping that platform safe and secure. The more we writers and publishers venture into the online arena, the more vulnerable we become and the more savvy the bad guys get. Continue reading
Should Literary Agents Start Charging by the Hour?
If a literary agent charges fees of any kind, writers are told to avoid them like the plague. But is the standard 15% cut any better for the writer? Continue reading
Secret Boards Make Pinterest More Enticing to Writers
Now that Pinterest has added a secret boards feature, it seems like a much more useful research tool for writers. Continue reading
How do your characters handle confrontation?
I think it’s valuable, and rather self-enlightening, to take a step back from our writing occasionally and examine how our characters handle confrontation. Continue reading
New Pubmission Publisher Member: Winter Goose Publishing
Pubmission is very happy to welcome independent press Winter Goose Publishing to its online writing submissions hub. Continue reading
2 WordPress SEO Plugins to Give Your Author Blog a Boost
A WordPress SEO plugin can save authors and publishers valuable time and greatly improve traffic to their blogs. Continue reading
7 Blog SEO Basics for Writers & Publishers
I’ve encountered a number of writer and publisher blogs and websites that completely neglect some very basic SEO. Here are 7 tips to help. Continue reading
Blogging Basics for Writers & Publishers
Should writers and publishers bother with blogging? I’ll cover some blogging basics to help you decide if it’s worth your time. Continue reading
The Baltimore Orioles and the Underdogs of Publishing
Now that Pubmission has reached the two-year mark, I’m realizing that my devotion to the underdog is the driving force behind the site. Continue reading
New Publisher Winter Goose Shares Secrets of Early Success
How was independent publisher Winter Goose able to publish 21 titles in just one year? And what do they expect of authors? Continue reading
Illustrator M. Wayne Miller on Book Covers, Going Digital, and Working with Authors
Illustrator M. Wayne Miller talks about how book covers have changed in this age of e-books and self-publishing. Continue reading
Does Social Media Marketing Still Work for Authors?
This week, I’ve come across a number of interesting (and conflicting) points of view on the effectiveness of marketing yourself via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and oh yes, don’t forget Pinterest. Continue reading
Finding Writing Time: Must We Write Every Day?
It’s not easy for me to justify my fiction writing time. I know that writing a novel likely won’t keep the lights on or pay my kids’ college tuition. Continue reading
Science Fiction Publisher Spore Press Asks the Big Questions about Science…and Publishing
Keith Henning of Spore Press talks about his science fiction list and the challenges of starting a new publishing company. Continue reading
Author Website Critique: Joanna Penn
Joanna Penn’s personal website is a terrific model for building an effective author website. Continue reading
May Writer of the Month: Daniel Diehl
Daniel Diehl is the first Pubmission writer to receive two 4-star Editor Ratings on two different submissions. Continue reading
SporePress, a Pubmission publisher member has posted a call for submissions on the site today. They’re looking for stories with a biotech angle. Continue reading
Submissions 101: Keep the Kids out of Your Author Bio
Acquisitions editors don’t care how many kids you have. So why would you include this info in your submission’s author bio? Continue reading
Creative Publishing: What It Is and Why It Works
Rather than applying a rote production process that doesn’t consider inevitable author variables, we incorporate those variables to present our authors with a more personalized and creative plan. Continue reading
Is Amazon Putting the Squeeze on You?
Is there hope for independent publishers? Is there any way to counter Amazon’s online market dominance? Can Amazon be stopped? Continue reading
