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Stuff for authors to build great books to publish. News, strategy, and experience from author coach and publisher Ron Seybold at Austin's Writer's Workshop.

Newsletter · By Ron Seybold · English · US · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Beware of all the Bewaring (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Your books fulfill retail dreams (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Turn a fresh page at Goodreads (opens the original)

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    You’re trying to start looking like an author. It’s especially important because you’re an author-publisher. Goodreads can help, but there are boxes to tick and hoops to jump through. It’s publishing, after all, an industry that brims with documents and forms.<div class="im

  4. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Hybrids deserve publishing love (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    Some authors love publishing. Others just enjoy books. Some just like storytelling. The wide range of publishing paths is mapped in Jane Friedman’s annual report, Key Book Publishing Paths. Six years ago the Report started containing a new path: assisted-hybrid publishing. These are companies that bundle services authors need to produce a book.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://image

  5. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    ISBN, we’ve got your number (opens the original)

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