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The online community for Authors, Writers, Poets, and their Readers

Join a creative atmosphere of writers, poets, published authors and enthusiastic readers. Whether you are a hobbyist and simply looking for a place to display your portfolio to family and friends, a published author wanting to network with other skilled writers and promote your books, or a reader looking for your next good story from some of today's freshest minds, AuthorNation.com encourages you to take charge of your writing career as an author and break the mold of traditional bookstores as a reader.

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Create a profile page to share with members, family and friends in a professional writing and readership environment.
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Upload your favorite photos and videos to personalize your profile. Talk about your writing, discuss some of your favorite authors, books and genres, and interact with members worldwide.
Build an intimate network of readers and peers for editorial input and support, or simply make friends who share your passion for writing, books and reading.
Get inspired, seek advice, or become part of the daily buzz of our writing and reading forums.
Experience the pleasure of having an endless library of items to read from - spanning every genre imagineable. Encourage the authors you connect with by providing your honest feedback and thoughts.
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Point & Counterpoint

Authors' & Writers' Conferences

This month we explore the differences between authors' and writers' conferences from diverse viewpoints and welcome your comments!

Point & Counterpoint introduces one conjoined blog debating two sides of a shiny coin (prominent issue)—the Point, offered by John F. Harnish (John) and Counterpoint, by LinDee Rochelle (Irishwriter)—to which you can add your gleaming two cents’ worth in the Comments section.Read more...

Evolution of Book Publishing

Part 5: The Biggest Big Bang Blasted Book Publishing Wide Open

In the 1990s, the introduction of inexpensive home computers linked with high-speed digital printers suddenly made it very cost-effective for all writers to exercise their rights guaranteed by the First Amendment – to publish their authored books through an affordable, free, and open press.

Start at the beginning...Read Part 5