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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...

How to Make an Author Happy

Have you ever read a book that resonated with you deeply? Have you ever believed a piece of literature stood out from the others in the same genre? Several years ago, I only wrote reviews about books that grabbed hold of me and didn’t let go....

The Top 9 Benefits of An Authentic Author Website

The most important reason for creating an author’s website is that it gives you complete control of its content, and you are not subject to the constant changes of social media’s rules and algorithms.  It is your online home where you tell readers about yourself in...

4 Tips to Make Your Book A Success

Marketing is a crucial step in the success of your books. Today, being an author does not stop at writing. To be a bestselling author, you need to be a marketer too. Therefore, you need to know how to promote your books. Even if you...

7 Simple Tips to Create a Sensational Writing Portfolio

There is a multitude of opportunities for freelance writers online. Today, you are not limited to only writing for magazines or publishing a book to make money from writing. You can now have a career as a freelance writer, writing for online magazines, creating content...

5 Simple Tips To Write A Killer Book Blurb That Sell

The book blurb is one of the main selling points of your book. The blurb appears on the back jacket of a printed book or the book page in a digital book store, and the author or publisher can write it. A blurb provides the reader...

Utilizing Instagram's Features to Grow Your Audience

I have a poetry book out, released toward the end of October, so it’s been out for a while now, and my main platform of marketing is Instagram. But how do you grow your account, increase your sales, and stay on top of trends, all while...

8 Things You Need To Know When Creating A Marketable Pseudonym

Many famous authors have written under pseudonyms throughout history - also called nom de plumes, alias, literary double, fake names, or nicknames. Think of authors like Dr. Seuss, George Elliot, Lee Child, George Orwell, and Lewis Carroll. And we all know the famous J.K. Rowling, author of...

Consider the Four P's when Marketing your Book

The Four Ps is a concept that is used time and again in the business world. However, it can be applied to any product or service, and yes it can also be used when marketing your book. Now, what does this entail? And how will...

How to Attract an Audience to Your Series of e-books Without Breaking the Bank

This article serves to help new authors attract an audience for their series (2 or more e-books expanding upon an existing plot, established in previous entries). The main advantage that an e-book has over a paperback is that the cost of creating an e-book is incredibly less....

Develop a Marketing Position to Help Sell Your Writing

“Of making many books there is no end,” says the Bible. That was written more than 2,000 years ago; imagine how much more true it is today. In the 21st century, anyone with a computer can write and easily publish a book—Amazon.com alone carries more...