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Why Cover Art is Important for Your Self-Published Book

How important is cover art for a book? Let me put it this way: I spend about two seconds per listing in my daily emails from Book Riot and Book Bub, deciding which books on sale I will buy that day. The […]

Teresa TennysonJanuary 19, 2026January 19, 2026

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Writer in the Woods

How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish?

How much does it cost to self-publish a book? Anywhere between zero and a million dollars. My first book cost $130 to produce, but you can get excellent results without spending a dime.

Teresa TennysonJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 2026

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How Dystopian

Are Dystopian Writers Predicting the Future or Causing It?

Neither? Both? Who Knows… The latest example of is-it-real-life-or-is-it-a-dystopian-novel is the announcement of the 2026 Hunger—er, Patriot Games, where teenage boys and girls will compete for the glory of their U.S. states/territories in some kind of athletic endeavors. This got me wondering: are dystopian […]

Teresa TennysonDecember 29, 2025January 7, 2026

The Middlewich Chronicles

New Novelette: “A Dog’s Thanksgiving: A Middlewich Tale” Now Available

NOW AVAILABLE! A holiday/dystopian novelette told from the point of view of Lucy, a dog living in a rural New England community at the end of the world. Can holidays and dystopian stories mix? Read A Dog’s Thanksgiving and find out! Things […]

Teresa TennysonNovember 7, 2025November 7, 2025

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The Middlewich Chronicles

What’s Next for Middlewich?

As many of you know, Five Years is Book 1 of The Middlewich Chronicles. That means the poor citizens of Middlewich will face more tribulations, which they will hopefully overcome. At present, the main story consists of two more books, making the […]

Teresa TennysonJuly 21, 2025January 12, 2026

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How Dystopian

Why I Read (and Write) Dystopian

I have loved a good dystopian novel ever since reading Orwell’s 1984 in high school English class. The part of my brain dedicated to enjoying dystopian tales is yoooge. (My brain also contains a similarly-sized space for British horror movies, but that’s a topic […]

Teresa TennysonJuly 8, 2025July 8, 2025

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Independent Publishing Academy

Yes, I Have No Agent. Here’s Why.

I don’t have an agent. Should I have an agent? Do I, as a fiction author, need an agent? What’s it like to have an agent? To answer the last question first: I don’t know what it is like to have an […]

Teresa TennysonJune 27, 2025July 8, 2025

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How Dystopian

In Defense of the Cozy Dystopia

…and Also, What is a Cozy Dystopia? The cozy dystopian genre is not a thing. Yet. I want to change that by raising awareness of existing cozy dystopian novels and with my own debut novel, Five Years. To be clear, cosy dystopian […]

Teresa TennysonJune 25, 2025July 8, 2025

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Independent Publishing Academy The Middlewich Chronicles

“Five Years” is Coming to a Farmers’ Market (Possibly) Near You!

I will be making my first public appearances to support my new novel, Five Years, this weekend. Five Years is Book 1 of The Middlewich Chronicles, a dystopian trilogy set in what used to be rural New Hampshire. One small town has […]

Teresa TennysonJune 18, 2025July 8, 2025

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Independent Publishing Academy

To ISBN or Not to ISBN?

To buy your own ISBN or not: that is the question that many new independently published writers have. Many self-publishing experts insist you need them; others say they aren’t necessary. So which is it? Bottom line, most self-published authors don’t need to […]

Teresa TennysonJune 9, 2025July 8, 2025

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