Milton and Hugo Blog

US Publishing in Flux: AI, Author Rights, and What’s Next

The U.S. publishing industry is navigating a period of rapid change. From legal settlements over AI training, author pushback, to new contracts and audiobook innovations, multiple forces are realigning what it means to write, publish, and consume books in 2025.

10 Self-Publishing Tips Every New Author Needs to Know

Discover 10 proven self-publishing tips for first-time authors. Learn how to market, budget, and publish your book successfully on Amazon KDP and beyond.

10 Proven Ways to Get Book Writing Ideas and Spark Creativity

Discover 10 actionable tips to generate book writing ideas. Learn how authors like J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, and Hemingway found inspiration.

10 Actionable Tips to Become a More Effective Writer

The writing process is a truly strange and multifaceted thing. You can have a million dollar vocabulary or have all the time in the world, but if you don’t know how to be an effective writer your efforts are all for nothing. To convey something through the written word you need more than just words....