by Emilia Rose Reader comments and feedback are valuable for building community, improving your craft, and keeping your audience engaged. Author notes are a powerful tool to encourage interaction and make readers feel like part of your creative journey. Here’s how to use them effectively: 1. Make Your Author Notes Personal Author notes should feel like a direct message from you to your readers, not just an announcement. Let your personality shine through by keeping the tone f

by Arielle Bailey I know it’s tempting to groan at the idea of an Ideal Reader. After all, it sounds like a lot of work to define someone nebulous, and it can sound elitist. However, an ideal reader is not about excluding your stories to groups of people and it’s not about creating a dream reader out of thin air with no data. Why Finding Your Ideal Reader Matters Authors need readers. They write for readers. But when it comes to marketing their story or telling others about t