Writing Tips
One-Hour a Day to Your First Draft: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your Book

Did you know all you need is an hour a day to write the first draft of your book? We all have an hour a day to devote to writing. Even the busiest of us can find an hour a day to dedicate to our writing. Whether it’s waking up an hour earlier, cutting out […]
Writing Contests: What They are and How to Write a Winning Submission

Writing contests can be a great way to challenge yourself, hone your writing skills, and even win prizes. All writing contests are unique, too, which makes it fun to enter more than one. To make sure writing competitions are fair, contests often have specific guidelines and themes that writers must follow to be eligible to […]
How to Write a Children’s Book

Writing a children’s book may be the most fun a writer can have, but there’s a lot more planning and research that goes into children’s books than you might think. From deciding on your reading audience to making the story age-appropriate and dialing in your story to the right Flesch-Kincaid reading level, we’re covering everything […]
How to Write a Helpful Self-Help Book: 7 Key Steps

Whether you’re an expert in your field or just have a passion for helping others, self-publishing a self-help book can be a rewarding experience. For a self-help book to be helpful for readers though, it needs to hit some key points. Your back cover copy needs to clearly identify the issue your book will address […]
Book Title Capitalization Rules

When it comes to capitalizing book titles, there are a few standard rules that you should follow. In short, for a book title you will always capitalize the first and last words. You’ll also capitalize verbs, pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. You won’t capitalize articles, coordinating conjunctions, or prepositions. Let’s break down each of these […]
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