Previously, I published my predictions for the following year towards the end of each September. My forecasts proved to be eerily accurate. I have not made such predictions since 2019, when I reported on the 2020 market, for several reasons. However, today, I share my predictions for 2026. I am confident these will be as accurate as my previous conclusions.   PUBLISHING TRENDS FOR 2026   Publishing trends of 2026 signal a transformative era identified by AI innovation, digita

Following on from my recent post,  'Publishing Trends for 2026' , I'm pleased to share these details with you. The factors herein directly affect indie authors, writers, and small publishers worldwide. https://ramblingsfromawritersmind.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/publishing-trends-for-2026/ This will be one of the most important post you read regarding 2026. The form of scamming I am alerting you to is not the odd chancer sitting on their bed with a laptop and a mailing list, bu

Understanding the Tradition of Book Signatures First, here are a few bits of book lore authors may not know. By tradition and convention, authors should always sign their books on the title page. This is the page that has the author’s name printed on it, located under the printed title of the book or nearer the foot of the same page. If the author wishes to add an inscription, a message along with their signature, it should also go on the title page if it is short, about one

I am sure I am not alone when I say stations and trains hold countless evocative memories. Many of these recollections are from my childhood, others from my adolescence and beyond. But most are essentially pure nostalgic longing.   I say nostalgic longing rather than reminiscent memory because most of the evocative scenes which play within my mind, when I contemplate railway carriages and station platforms, are false recollections. They are simply wistful yearnings for a time

I have recently been asked if I can help another writer in regards to narration. (Narration is sometimes referred to as the ‘story's voice’, a term which is frequently used in the USA and is essentially descriptive of its nature.) The writer in question is not a ‘new’ writer; in fact, she has authored several books over as many years.   She has asked for my assistance now, because her works to date have been of the same genre, they have required the same form of narration; on