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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

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)

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...

When You Write At Home: Needing A Change Of Scenery

When you write at home, you probably see the same four (4) walls every day. I know the feeling. But, all you may need to do is simply change the scenery. This does not really have to be expensive to do. So, here are my...

Positive Thoughts For Writers

Being a writer can be a very lonely existence. It is down to you to keep motivated when writer's block kicks in, or your novel just doesn't seem to be flowing as you would have liked. I thought I would share with you the daily...

Common Social Media Mistakes that Authors Must Avoid At All Costs

It is expected that there are going to be almost 3 billion social media users by 2020, which is almost 40% of the world’s population. It makes sense for authors to take their craft to social media and try to connect with their readers there....

Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Author Website

Most authors are not tech-savvy, although times and the demands of the market are changing this rather quickly. Gone are the days when all an author needed to do to be successful was to have a book that brought them the attention they deserved. But with...

Practical Tips That Will Help in Boosting Your Author Blog

Authors use blogging to bring in more readers, to boost their organic traffic and ensure that their readers are still connected with them. A good thing for authors is that boosting the performance of your author’s blog is very easy. You dedicated the time, started...

Basic Steps that Will Help You Build an Impressive Author Blog

While most authors don’t like it, the need for an author blog is increasing by the day. Many authors believe that keeping up a blog will take time away from the writing that is going to bring them actual money. There are some precious few...

Odds And Ends About Introvert Writers

Are you a writer? Are you shy? Do you like to spend time alone? Then, you are an introvert writer, better at writing than conversation. Not all research agrees with me. I, myself, needed an on-line community, as virtual friends rely upon my writing. Face...

Writing From Home And Loving It

As a writer, you can write as the sky is the limit, whether you generalize or specialize. The question, though, is where is the best location? Personally, I think at home. Let me discuss with you my take on doing so. First of all, no need...

Ways For Writers To Save Money With An Irregular Income

Most writers are not wealthy. Most writers never know when their next payment is going to be or how much. As this article goes along, I would like to share some stories that have helped me save money as a writer. I found a Keurig at...

Joining Writers' Groups

The apprenticeship of writing is continuous. The novice writer must find a community of writers who are working to improve their craft and to get published. While the writer reserves the right not to let anyone read his work in progress, sharing what he is...