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Writing Space (A woman writing in a journal on a counter with a coffee)

Writing Space (A woman writing in a journal on a counter with a coffee)

For some authors, it's important to have the right space to create. Whether it's a private desk in your home, a cozy cafe couch, or dictating into your phone on your morning walk, what is your writing space of choice? #authorsky #writinglife

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Writing Fear: How Inner Conflict Crafts Compelling Characters
Writing Fear: How Inner Conflict Crafts Compelling Characters YouTube video by Draft2Digital

This Thursday, Becca Puglisi will be joining us to talk about lessons from The Fear Thesaurus. Learn how understanding your character's fears can improve your character and your story.

Be sure to click the "Notify Me" reminder for this week's D2D Live!

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Don’t Miss Author Nation Live 2025 Strategy, connection, and 100+ sessions designed to grow your author business.

Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo is getting ready to go live at 11am CST! Be sure to visit their landing page to Save Your Seat so you connect with the D2D Team and dozens of other companies in the publishing industry. #authorsky

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Don’t Miss Author Nation Live 2025 Strategy, connection, and 100+ sessions designed to grow your author business.

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions?

Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes!

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The Importance of Print On-Demand
The Importance of Print On-Demand YouTube video by Draft2Digital

At the top of the hour, Jo Wildsmith joins us to discuss how authors can turn their manuscripts into something polished, professional, and ready to make an impact using print on demand to its fullest potential. #authorsky

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The Importance of Print On-Demand
The Importance of Print On-Demand YouTube video by Draft2Digital

We're going live tomorrow at Noon Central with Jo Wildsmith to discuss the importance of print-on-demand and what indie authors could be doing to get more out of print.

Be sure to set a reminder for when we go live and join us!

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Author Nation Virtual Industry Expo | April 12, 2026, 11am-2pm Central

Author Nation Virtual Industry Expo | April 12, 2026, 11am-2pm Central

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions?

Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes!

www.authornation.live/virtual-indu...

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The Importance of Print On-Demand
The Importance of Print On-Demand YouTube video by Draft2Digital

Most indie authors aren't getting the most out of print-on-demand.

Jo Wildsmith helps authors turn manuscripts into something polished and ready to use print to its fullest potential.

Join us live for a chat with Jo on Thursday at Noon Central!

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How Translation Helps Indies Expand into New Markets
How Translation Helps Indies Expand into New Markets YouTube video by Draft2Digital

Skye B. MacKinnon has lived in various countries before settling in Scotland and has a unique international perspective on publishing. Skye joins us at the top of the hour to share best practices for how to translate indie books into different languages. #authorsky

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Authors! Now is the time to start your final promotional push if you books are available in the Read an Ebook Week sale!

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Structuring Your Series Before You Start Writing
Structuring Your Series Before You Start Writing YouTube video by Draft2Digital

At the top of the hour, we discuss how to structure a series before you start writing with Kristina Stanley, author and CEO of the Fictionary School for Writers and Editors. If you want to write series but aren’t sure how to begin, this is for you.

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Read an Ebook Week

Read an Ebook Week

It's Day 1 of our Read an Ebook Week Sale!

Authors, if you haven't had the chance to opt your books into this week's super sale, there's still time!

If you log into your Draft2Digital account, you can still opt into the sale that's live right now! Don't miss this opportunity! #authorsky

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Kris Austin Of Draft2Digital: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Founder An Interview With Dina Aletras

D2D's CEO Kris Austin shares his experience starting the company, and the things he wish he knew before he became a founder!

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How to Distribute to Libraries - Draft2Digital | Blog Did you know you can distribute to libraries while in KU? Let's talk about how to distribute to libraries with Draft2Digital!

Hey, indie authors! I'm late to the game, but if you haven't heard, Amazon changed its rules, and you can distribute to Overdrive's
@libbyapp.com, @hoopladigital.bsky.social, and other library platforms—even if you're in Kindle Unlimited. Here's how to do it on @draft2digital.bsky.social. /1

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Time to Enroll in the 2026 Read An Ebook Week Sale at Smashwords! - Draft2Digital | Blog The 16th Annual Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Sale begins Sunday, March 2 and runs through Saturday, March 8.

Read an Ebook Week is right around the corner!

If you're a D2D author and want to take part in this year's Smashwords Sale from March 1-7, log in now to sign up!

Check out our blog post for more information. #authorsky

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Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World!
Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World! YouTube video by Draft2Digital

Former Publicist Isabelle Knight. the founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us live at the top of the hour to share how you can build your author brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success. #authorsky

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Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World!
Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World! YouTube video by Draft2Digital

Former publicist Isabelle Knight, founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us join us live tomorrow at Noon Central to share how you can build your brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success.

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Bookshop.org and Draft2Digital Partner, Enabling Independent Bookstores to Profit from Self-Published Ebooks - Draft2Digital | Blog Bookshop.org, the online platform championing independent bookstores, announced a new partnership with Draft2Digital!

If you still haven't heard about Draft2Digital's new partnership with Bookshop.org, be sure to check out our recent Press Release and blog post with more helpful information!

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

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[The Bottom Line] Indie authors can now sell ebooks at Bookshop via Draft2Digital

Check out Jane Friedman's coverage of our new ebook distribution partnership with Bookshop.org in this week's Bottom Line newsletter.

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D2D / Bookshop.org Partnership: A Conversation with Andy Hunter and Kris Austin
D2D / Bookshop.org Partnership: A Conversation with Andy Hunter and Kris Austin YouTube video by Draft2Digital

Tune in tomorrow at Noon Central when we are joined live by Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and Draft2Digital CEO Kris Austin to talk about our exciting new partnership! #authorsky

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BREAKING: Draft2Digital Partners With Bookshop to Reach 4 Million Readers
BREAKING: Draft2Digital Partners With Bookshop to Reach 4 Million Readers YouTube video by The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast

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Self-Publishing with Dale interviewed Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and D2D CEO Kris Austin about our new partnership! Learn more about this exciting new partnership and what this means for indie authors. #authorsky

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[The Bottom Line] Indie authors can now sell ebooks at Bookshop via Draft2Digital

Check out Jane Friedman and The Bottom Line's article on today's announcement of our partnership giving indie authors access to Bookshop.org

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Bookshop.org and Draft2Digital Partner, Enabling Independent Bookstores to Profit from Self-Published Ebooks - Draft2Digital | Blog Bookshop.org, the online platform championing independent bookstores, announced a new partnership with Draft2Digital!

The word is out! Draft2Digital has officially partnered with Bookshop.org to get indie ebooks into indie bookstores!

For more details on this new partnership, check out our latest blog post! #authorsky

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Draft2Digital Expands Ebook Offerings, Support for Independent Bookstores with Bookshop.org Partnership As of today, authors who use the publishing platform will have the option to list their ebooks on Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that donates proceeds from all sales to independent bookstores.

Well. Looks like they finally did it.

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