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Utility Fog Press entered the self-publishing landscape in 2008 with our first anthology Farspace 1. At that time, the print-on-demand model of self-publishing was still in its infancy. While that...

Writing is deceptively hard on the body and mind. But if we pay attention and listen to the four doctors, we can stay emotionally and physically healthy and productive.

Sometimes you just can't find that creative inspiration or motivation to move a project forward. Wellness author Francesca Hepton shares some ways of keeping your creativity well full.

A letter of intent was recently signed by hundreds of American publishing professionals that would, in effect, silence one side of the political discussion. Utility Fog Press has a significantly...

While audiobooks are clearly increasing in popularity, and there are several options on how to approach their production, they are still often more time consuming and costly than print publishing....

Rachael Hardcastle of Curious Cat Books present the 5 most common mistakes she seen new authors make and how to avoid them.

While big companies own the distribution channels, many authors still find they enjoy greater control over their book printing by using local printers.

It’s not long after publishing your first book that you, as a self-published author, will realise your job is only just begun and that you have an entirely new skill-set...

Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing dominates the self-publishing market and many, if not most, self-publishing authors feel obliged to use it at least as a part of their publishing strategy. But...

Book publishing has come a long way in the last twenty years. What was once only the available to author through large companies has now become accessible to any independent...

A book is a wonderful, powerful artifact that has changed lives and nations. Even before Gutenburg’s invention of the printing press they were powerful things (witness thousands of years of...

The 2010s have seen an explosion in self-publishing technologies and platforms. Despite this, a strong stigma against self-publishing still exists among authors and readers. But there are so many advantages...