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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...
The Wonderful World of the Ebook: What You Need to Know
So you want to enter the world of creating ebooks for profit? Well, what you need to know is it is quite easy to become a professional writer. Creating a book on your own only relies on a little bit of creativity along with some...
Self-publishing vs Vanity Publishing
It's tough to make it in the tight and fiercely competitive publishing industry, particularly if you are a first-time author. Unless you have a sterling manuscript or you are preceded by your reputation, chances are you will be met by more than your fair share...
Print On Demand Publishing: What You Need to Know
POD or Print on Demand publishing is the commonly used term for the digital way of publishing that enables a book to be printed and bound in a matter of minutes. This is the easiest and most cost-effective way of publishing books. Digital printing has several...
How To Go About Self-Publishing Your Book
You might be wondering how self-publishing your book works. This article includes important steps on how to publish your own book. At present, the book publishing industry has now entered the digital publishing era, and thus offers great opportunities for self-publishing. Carry Out All the Tasks...
What Are the Best Sites to Sell Your Self-published Books?
Once you have finally managed to write your book, the next step obviously is to sell your book. However, before this can be achieved you need to find a publisher to distribute your book, whether it be a paperback version or an eBook. This can often...
Things That Every Author Should Know About Self-Publishing
There is a new crop of authors who no longer rely on traditional publishers to market their books. These authors are usually successful and some of them, the really hardworking ones, are making more money than traditionally published authors. There are also others who know...
Create a Kindle Version of Your Print Book and Increase Your Income
Your book is great and you know it has the potential to become a best seller. You have done everything to promote it. You have been to the local bookstores to do book signings. You have promoted the book to all your relatives, friends and...
Is Self-Publishing The Future And How Does It Work For Authors?
According to Hugh Howey, an author at Salon Media group, self-publication is the next big thing in the publishing industry. He has personally experienced the success that an author can enjoy by taking a leap of faith and self-publishing his own books. In his own...
Top Reasons Why Authors Are Becoming Self-Published
It is not uncommon for authors who have been traditionally published to go indie. This baffles many people because traditional publishing gives authors freedom to write and not think about the difficulties associated with publishing. What makes authors decide to depart from this security and...
Important Lessons From The 2013 Writer’s Digest Conference
In the fast paced literary world, surprises are to be expected and where else better to find them than at a writer’s conference? There are so many views expressed at such events that people have a hard time determining which ones to accept and which...