The InkScribe Journal

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For the days you need a practical answer, a fresh way to look at a draft, or a reminder that other writers ask these questions too.

Marketing

What to post on Instagram before your book is out

Five things authors can share while the book is taking shape, with a free workbook to help you plan your next ten posts.

By Lekshmi Baskar

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Marketing

Five things authors can share while the book is taking shape, with a free workbook to help you plan your next ten posts.

Writing

Still writing your first book? You don’t need to have it all figured out before you begin.

Writing

A practical guide to finding writing lessons in the characters, conversations and pages you cannot stop thinking about.

A path, not a pile

A few useful pages for the stage you’re in.

Start small, find a reader and make room for a writing habit.

Learn from the books you love, then look at your own pages differently.

Start building readers before launch day, even while the book takes shape.

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Useful, not gated

Explore a manuscript checklist, a publishing-cost comparison sheet and a plan for your first author conversation.

Manuscript readiness checklist

Letters worth keeping

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