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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...
Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: How to Choose the Best Option for Your Book
Nowadays, there are 2 different routes taken by both veteran and prospective writers. The first one is traditional publishing and the second one is self-publishing. Both of these methods have their own sets of pros and cons, and these come into play as you select...
How to Successfully Write and Self-publish Your Book
It is every writer's dream to have a book published. In fact, nothing is probably more validating to a writer's ego than seeing his or her name on the cover of a book. But beyond merely massaging the ego, getting a book published is also...
Pointers to Help You Get Published
For many writers, getting published is a validation of all the hard work and effort they have put into writing an entire manuscript. Being published is a clear signal that you have attained full maturity as a writer, a priceless experience meant to inspire you...
Should I Publish an Ebook or Hard Copy?
The challenges that come with publishing using the traditional route where you have to get an agent to sell your manuscript to a mainstream publisher make the whole traditional publishing process less appealing to many writers. It is for precisely this reason that self-publishing is...
Five Simple Techniques for Getting Published
For aspiring writers, one of their greatest dreams is to get their manuscripts published and sold around the world. Unfortunately, the road to the publishing house and printing presses is a tough one. With so many manuscripts being sent to publishers daily, the competition is...
Literature and Society: Is There A New Trend In Literary and Cultural Criticism?
Current literary trends are not far from those implemented by book publishers a few years ago. While there are several means to analyze a literary piece, the use of technological devices, even the adaptation of books to movies, needs to be considered. So, is there a...
Why Not To Chase Literary Trends
Harry Potter set the trend for books about magical lands with witches and wizards for characters. Twilight made vampires interesting, with young women falling in love with them. If you are a writer and you are faced with a suggestion to write something that’s trending,...
Tracing the Development of Literary Trends
People could take current literary trends for granted especially since one trend can smoothly transition into the next. It is rare for the literary trends to drastically change. In many cases, these changes are brought about by the experiences and unique personalities of those who...
Robert Frost Literary Trend
As the most popular American poet, Robert Frost is one of the most researched and studied poets. His contribution to the literary world earned him a gold medal from Congress (1960), as it enriched the culture of the United States and added new ideas to the...
The Next Big Literary Trends
Young Adult Novels This genre has become stronger especially with the number of manuscripts sent to agents. Editors are getting more stories that aim to appeal to the young adult genre. It has become more competitive in that a great copy is read by more than two...