Welcome to Women In Publishing!

You told us you are writing the book. So here is the short version of everything we have for writers, in the order we would hand it to you over coffee.

Start here

Three moves, in this order

Listen to one episode

Alexa’s Publishing Chat covers launches, marketing, and the parts of publishing nobody warns you about. Pick any episode that matches where you are right now.

Read the three posts below

We pulled the three most useful pieces on our blog for writers. Ten minutes each, and each one gives you something to do next.

Put one event on your calendar

Many WIP trainings are free and they run all year long. One live session is usually the thing that unsticks a stuck book.

Also work in publishing as an editor, designer, coach, or marketer? Grab the both hats version of this page.

Press play

Listen and watch

Two places to start when you have a commute, a walk, or a folding pile.

Podcast

Alexa’s Publishing Chat

Alexa Bigwarfe interviews the people actually doing this work. Self-publishing, hybrid, traditional, launches, and marketing. Hundreds of episodes, no fluff.

YouTube

The WIP channel

Session replays, short trainings, and conversations with authors a few steps ahead of you. Good for the nights when reading feels like too much.

From the blog

Three reads for writers

Start here if you want something practical to do this week.

Article

GEO for authors, explained

AI search is changing how readers find books. Here is what that means for your book and what to do about it now.

Article

Set launch goals you can actually hit

Turn I want to be a published author into a plan with real dates on it. This is the post people tell us they reread.

Article

5 things to do before launch day

What to handle in the weeks before release, in the order that actually matters for sales and reviews.

The community

Where the community lives

WIP runs year-round, not just during the Summit.

Membership

WIP Society

WIP Society is our membership home. Trainings, co-working, accountability, and a group of writers who will actually notice when you go quiet.

One next step

Pick one thing and put it on the calendar.

Webinars, workshops, bootcamps, and the Summit. Many of them are free. All of them are built for people who make books.