• Your book opening is the place where readers will decide to keep reading or set aside your book — no pressure. Here are 10 tips for a better book opening ...

    10 Tips for a Better Book Opening

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    The opening of your book is the place where readers will decide to keep reading or set aside your book — no pressure. So, your opening pages need to jump straight into your story without dawdling on about the protagonist’s history or how he/she ended up in the current predicament. The back story is 100% necessary for you, as the writer to know ahead of time. You’ll need to develop all that information before you begin to type the first page of your book. That background work, however, will only slow your readers down and bore them if you drop…

  • Self-publishing has come a long way in the past decade both in terms of the process, as well as the finished product. To make it as simple as possible, w...

    Self-Publishing From Beginning to End

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    Self-publishing has come a long way in the past decade both in terms of the process, as well as the finished product. If you’re new to self-publishing, however, it may still feel a bit confusing at times. To make it as simple as possible, we break down the publishing process into three parts: pre-production, production, and postproduction. There are countless other steps to self-publishing that begin way before the pre-production process, but most of those steps, such as outlining and writing your book and securing beta readers should take place before you begin preproduction. Let’s look at the publishing process…

  • There are steps you have to take when co-authoring that you wouldn’t typically think about if writing solo. Here are 10 tips about co-authoring your book:

    What to Know About Co-Authoring a Book

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    There are steps you have to take when co-authoring that you wouldn’t typically think about if writing solo. Having a writing partner can be very beneficial when it comes to splitting the work and dividing tasks based on strengths and weaknesses. But there are also a handful of steps you should take when co-authoring a book that you wouldn’t typically have to think about if you wrote solo. Here are 10 tips about co-authoring a book: 1. Pick someone with a similar writing style and work ethic as yours. The best way to get your joint writing project off the…

  • Is life more stressful than when you first started your book? If you're experiencing any of these 4, you may want to archive your manuscript: 1.) Another ...

    Should I Finish Writing My Book?

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    Did you start writing your book when you were full of inspiration and never-ending ideas? Are you now feeling a bit tired of that said idea? Does your creative well feel dry? On some occasions, it’s not always best to push through those pain points for the sake of finishing. In fact, you should gauge how you’re feeling and try to deduce why you’re feeling that way. You may find yourself to be at a point where it’s best you archive your manuscript. An example of this can be if your life has become more stressful than it was when you…