How Not to Screw Up Your Nonfiction
Step One: make sure you know what you’re talking about. Step Two: that’s it. I kid. That’s definitely step one of writing a successful nonfiction…
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Books to Bait: 7 Common Scams Targeting Authors
In today’s digital age, authors face numerous threats to their security, reputation, and finances. Scammers continually develop sophisticated schemes targeting writers at all career stages….
Bits to Backups: Author Security in a Digital Age
In today’s interconnected world, authors face unique challenges when it comes to protecting their work, accounts, and reputations. As authors, your work is your livelihood,…
Burnout: How to Avoid It, How to Recover
Everybody suffers burnout from one thing or another in their lives. It can be particularly challenging for writers because we’re in charge of our own…
NK Jemisin On Writing
NK Jemisin is among the titans of fantasy and science fiction writing today. Her Broken Earth trilogy won the Hugo award three consecutive years, and…
How Not to Mess Up Your Middle Grade Fiction
If you grew up before the 90s, you experienced an issue with a lot of middle grade fiction: it wasn’t very good. Although outliers did…
Kindle Create for Fixed Layout Books: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives
Creating visually rich ebooks like children’s picture books, comics, graphic novels, or cookbooks presents unique formatting challenges. Unlike standard novels, these books rely on a…
Writing Culturally Appropriate Diverse Characters
In the bad old days, (mostly) white authors wrote stories about other cultures in ways that were at best condescending, at worst outright hatefully racist….
Book Blurbs that Bring Buyers: How to Write a Description That Sells
A compelling book description is crucial for converting potential readers into buyers. It’s the key element in your conversion structure on Amazon, working in tandem…
A Practical Guide for Self-Editing Your Novel
You’ve poured your heart and soul into your novel, and now the finish line is in sight. But before you hit that “publish” button, there’s…
The 3 Act Structure
Story structure is essentially the blueprint of your story. It’s the framework that organizes the events of your plot, guiding readers from the beginning to…
Beyond “The End”: Maximizing Your Book’s Back Matter for Fan Engagement
The final page of your book shouldn’t mark the end of your interaction with a reader; it should be the beginning of a deeper connection….
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