While the common consensus is that publishing is moving further and further into the ebook market, physical media is still alive. Sales of physical books saw increases in 2020 and 2021 thanks to the pandemic lockdown, and while sales were overall down 6.5 percent in...
When you set out to write anything for publication, one of the key things you should ask yourself is “how long should this be?” There are several things that factor into answering this question, from age demographic to genre to narrative form. No matter what you’re...
You should never judge a book by its cover, but that won’t prevent potential readers from passing over your book if they don’t like its cover artwork and design. So how can you commission a book cover that both attracts readers’ attention and accurately communicates...
Word count — it’s a simple enough thing — write the words and count them. But do word counts really matter when you are writing your novel, and is book length an important thing to consider before publishing? Although there’s no absolute answer, and there’s always an...
The Technicast kicks off 2020 with a new episode: Tips for First-Time Authors! Our hosts, Chloe Tuck and Drew Martin, lift the curtain of the peer review process by offering new authors insight into what matters and why. Submitting a manuscript can be...
For the month of November, our guest for the Technicast is our very own Ashlie Carlson. Ashlie is a managing editor here at Technica Editorial. A few months ago, Ashlie went to the ISMTE North America Conference and one of the presentations she listened in on was a...
