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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...

Ways to Maximize Benefits Out of a Professional Review

If you have a professional review of your novel then you are in the right direction of marketing your novel for maximum impact. Marketing your novel or nonfiction book will become easier if you have a high quality professional review. Getting your book reviewed by...

Website Boosting Basic SEO Tips That Every Author Must Know

While most authors find that maintaining their online presence through their social media accounts is much easier, the importance of having a website doesn’t diminish in any way. Having a website is still as important as it was years ago. An author needs to have...

Planning Your Holiday Campaign for Maximum Impact

The holiday season is just upon us and it is time for authors to gear up for their holiday season campaigns. If you have an existing book or if your book is going to be launched soon, the holiday season is the prime time for...

Quick and Easy Online Marketing Ideas That Actually Work

While writing a book may come easy to most authors, marketing is something that many authors struggle with. Promoting a book, marketing it the right way and simply using online platforms can be a bit of a daunting task for some authors. However, there are...

Common Book Marketing Mistakes That Most Indie Authors Make

Marketing a book does not have to be difficult, but it should never be taken lightly as well. Indie authors struggle the most with marketing because many of them have no experience with it or they don’t have anyone to guide them through the process....

Things to Do Before Submitting Your Book for a Review

Having your book reviewed by a professional can be very beneficial. A positive review can boost the sales of your book and spread the word around. An unbiased review from a third party will give you credibility and make sure that you get more visibility....

Choosing Your Marketing Strategy

Once an author chooses to publish their work there are a few more things to do before and after publication concerning how to market the material. There are numerous ways to market any manuscript but which strategy is the best? The answer is not what you...

What Not To Do When Dealing With Media During Book Promotions?

If you are lucky enough to get media attention for your book or novel then you should try to make the best of it. Very popular or very lucky authors get the chance to appear in the media to promote their novel and they make...

Tips for Setting the Right Price for Your Book

Publishing a book is not easy, especially if you are thinking about self-publishing your book. Having your book published by a publisher makes things easier in this regard, but things change when you self-publish your book. You need to check your profit and loss and...

Tips for Authors to Have a Successful Book Launch Event

While many authors like to use online platforms to get in touch with their readers, nothing can beat meeting readers personally. Today’s readers like to get in touch with their favorite authors at meet and greet events and book signings. However, nothing beats a good...