How to Print a Profitable Board Book
This special sponsor blog post is brought to you by the WIP 2026 Webinar Sponsors MCRL Overseas Group and Children's Book Mastery. From Manuscript to Market As an author, there’s a lot to know and think about, from your story concept and design to printing quantities,...
Farewell and Thank You to Our 2026 Partners
Women In Publishing works year-round to provide training, resources, and support for women authors and publishing industry professionals. A Special Thank You As we approach the close of our training year at the end of September, we want to send a genuine thank...
Grief Becomes Purpose: 9/11 Stories with Ann Van Hine and Holly Little
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Alexa honors two authors in the Women in Publishing community. Ann Van Hine’s husband Bruce was an FDNY firefighter who never came home. Holly Little’s brother Todd died that day. One published her book in 2021, the other publishes hers today, and both prove there is no correct timeline for writing your hardest story.
How to Get Speaking Gigs (and Keep Them) with Sasha Simmons
Sasha Simmons teaches the SLAB framework for crafting speeches and shares the business of speaking: cold calls, booking gigs, and building a speaking platform that transforms organizations.
The Business Behind the Work: Legal Protection for Authors and Publishing Professionals
This special blog post is brought to you by Justina “Tia” Hooper, Founder of Warranted Works™ and speaker at the 2026 Business Bootcamp. You are already doing business. Money is moving. Contracts are being signed. Creative work is changing hands. But is the business...
How to expand your business internationally with translations
This special blog post is brought to you by Isabella Nanni, award-winning translator and speaker at the 2026 Business Bootcamp. How to expand your business internationally with translations. Why professional literary translation isstill your key to global publishing...
The Reader Is Your Co-Writer: Speculative Fiction with Heather Davis
Sometime in 2025, Heather Davis sat down and looked at her client list. She coaches speculative fiction writers, which means science fiction, fantasy, horror, romantasy, magical realism, all of it. What she noticed was that almost every writer she worked with was a...
Your Publishing Expertise Is Valuable—But Is Your Business Model Profitable?
This special blog post is brought to you by Alesha Brown, founder and CEO of Fruition Publishing and speaker at the 2026 Business Bootcamp. Publishing professionals are often some of the hardest-working people behind a book’s success. Editors refine the message. Book...
Beyond Scams & AI Shortcuts: What Every Author Needs to Know Now
When Patricia Marshall founded Luminare Press from her kitchen table in 2010, she did it because her mother needed help—real, human help—navigating the confusing, expensive, and often overwhelming world of self-publishing. That mission hasn't changed in 14 years. What...
Unique Book Options to Grow an Author Business
This special sponsor blog post is brought to you on behalf of the WIP 2026 Premium Sponsor Lulu. Authors live in an incredibly exciting time. We have many options for publishing and printing and distributing our heart stories into the wide world. We have to ask,...
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