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Book Review & Contest Insights from Real Reviews and Submissions
What separates great books from the rest? Below are articles with insights from real reviews and contest submissions—what works, what doesn’t, and how to improve your book. You’ll also find a wide range of articles covering writing, publishing, marketing, and more. Each article has a Comments section so you can read advice from other authors and leave your own.
Why Some Books Win Awards (And Most Don’t) — Insights From Real Contest Submissions New!
What separates award-winning books from the rest? After evaluating contest submissions across a wide range of genres, certain patterns become clear. Some books consistently rise to the top. Others, even with strong ideas and clear effort behind them, fall short. The difference is rarely dramatic—it...
What We’ve Learned From Reviewing Hundreds of Thousands of Books (And Why Most Don’t Stand Out) New!
After reviewing and evaluating books across thousands of submissions over the past two decades, certain patterns become impossible to ignore. Some books immediately stand out to reviewers. Others—even well-intentioned ones—fade into the middle or fall short. The difference is rarely luck. It comes down to...
Take pride in being a self-published author
“Take pride in being a self-published author” by Leigh K. Cunningham, author and Executive Director of the Association of Independent Authors (AiA). A lot has changed in the publishing landscape in a very short period of time. Just five years ago, we would not have expected...
How to Write, Publish, and Market Your Book
Writing a book is certainly a dream for anyone who knows how to write or feels they have something to say or share with others. Making that dream a reality can be tough, but it is most certainly doable. By learning the techniques on how...
Simon and Schuster Dedicate New Website to the Business Book
The world of business celebrates another feat in gathering and helping business students, professors, advisers, and publishers as Simon & Schuster dedicates a new website to the business book community. 250 Words, the website recently launched by Simon & Schuster, was created to gather business enthusiasts in...
9 Effective Guidelines That Will Help Authors Write, Publish, and Sell Ebooks
Technology has helped ebooks overtake many traditional books today. Because of this, more readers have traded their traditional books for e-book readers or e-readers for use on devices such as tablets, smartphones, and laptops. For aspiring writers who want to know how to write, publish...
Between Self-Publishers And Traditional Ones, Who Will Dominate The Digital Realm?
If you search online for “eBook publishing” or “self-publishing,” you will find many helpful articles about how you can publish your own work. You will also find several websites created to help you to self-publish. Several new authors have taken the plunge and started selling...
Self-Publishing, Partnership Publishing, POD Publishing, Traditional Publishing: The Difference?
Publishing written works can be troublesome for aspiring authors. After going through the entire process of writing, looking for someone to publish your finished work can be just as hard. There are actually several options for an author to publish his work such as self-publishing, partnership...
How to Write, Publish and Sell a Manual from Information You Already Know
Have you ever thought about writing and publishing your very own works? If you think you have a piece of useful information, a great story to tell, or an idea that other people might want to know, then writing about it is the most productive...
How to Avoid Black Hat SEO
Never forget that black hat SEO techniques will leave your website exposed to penalties and unprotected in the event of algorithmic changes. At all costs these particular techniques should be avoided. There are certain methods you can use to avoid them; just keep in mind...
5 Websites That Promote Blogs For Free
Once you have set up your own website, you need to make sure that it shows up in search engines. One good way to promote your site is through social networking. What you need to promote your website and blogs are ways that are simple,...
5 Ways To Make Money On Your Blog
Your blog must be about a niche subject. Always keep in mind that to make money on your blog, it's fairly easy to dominate a small niche subject where competition is low than to take on something with a great deal of competition. Niche subjects...