April Holidays
Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of April. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing,…
Special Reports
Quirks, Tics, and Superstitions: How to Make Characters Pop
Screen writers have it easy. They only have to create one-third of a character. Another third gets filled in by the actor cast for the…
The Anatomy of a Published Book
You’ve known for a long time that every book, like every story, has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Those are the essential components…
March Holidays
Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of March. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing,…
Marketing Your Book for International Sales
The third page of setting up your book includes distribution options for 13 different territories: The United States India The United Kingdom Denmark France Spain…
How to Make Time Real in Your Writing
Tension is one of the most important aspects of writing that connects with audiences and keeps readers turning pages..and one of the things most clearly…
Taking the Leap: Three Ways to Go Pro as a Writer
If you’re reading this site, there’s a good chance you have hopes of writing as your sole (or at least main) source of income. That’s…
The 5 Bestselling Book Structures of All Time
Listen, I’m not the boss of you. You can structure your book any way you like. That said, certain structures sell better than others. Since…
20 Things Experienced Authors Wish They’d Known When Starting Out
There’s an old joke about how making good decisions requires experience, and gaining experience requires making bad decisions. Like most good jokes, its humor comes…
Layout Workshop: The Best Fonts for Your Print Book
One of the best and scariest parts of being a self-published writer is that you have complete control over every aspect of your book. That’s…
20 Dialog Mistakes, and What to Do Instead
Dialog is a core part of telling any story. Even if you write nonfiction, including some in illustrative examples can make your book sing. But…
February Holidays
Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of February. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing,…
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