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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...

11 Effective Tips to Boost your Article Writing Skills - Part 2

Once you have digested the tips in the first part of this mini-series, you can read on for the last few tips to help you improve your article writing skills. Go With the Flow Of your thoughts. You need to do this if you want content that...

11 Effective Tips to Boost your Article Writing Skills - Part 1

Writing articles is a real art and not everyone can do it. However, when you read some of the blogs on the internet these days, many people give it a go without a thought for quality – and it shows. But if you really want...

How to Become a Ghostwriter

Maybe you are writing your own book and have come to a halt; you need more bottom line to help you get started again. Or maybe ghostwriting is your business. More and more people – bloggers, consultants, speakers, even doctors - are relying on ghostwriters...

Creative Writing 101 – Part 1

Creative writing is more than just passing on information to a reader; it’s about the expression of thoughts, of emotions and of feelings too, and tends to be aimed at fiction writing, although it can be used for non-fiction and poetry. Think about some novels...

Creative Writing 101 Part 2

Welcome back, in part 2 we’ll be looking at some tips and tricks to help get your creative writing off to a good start. Stretch your muscles – figuratively speaking. If you are struggling for ideas, go and do something else; housework, gardening, go for a...

Fatality: Writing About Physical Combat

Have you ever seen Kill Bill? If you have you’ve probably watched the Bride and Gogo’s throw down. It was, to say the very least, one tastefully action-packed scene. But how do you translate a scene like that on paper? To tell you the truth,...

The Beauty of Pride and Prejudice

In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon had to deal with the fact that his girlfriend had essentially ruined a favorite childhood story of his. As such, he tries to get back at her by attempting to ruin her favorite book, Pride and Prejudice. Unsurprisingly, this...

The Psychotic Story of Rebecca

World War II was a rather infamous war. From the darkness of the Holocaust, to the antisemitism, to the loss of life from both sides, it's clear that the war left its mark on many people. However, during this time, many of the German soldiers...

Horror’s Sweetheart: Anne Rice

Anne Rice has carved herself a place within history as one of literature’s most beloved writers. From her addictive plots to the twisted concepts found within her books, she is a remarkable woman who is known throughout the modern gothic world. I myself have even...

The Beauty of Jane Eyre

I remember the day when I became enamored with the wicked embraces of the Gothic romance genre. The Romantic era that took hold of Europe was already fascinating enough, but the works that the era produced were as beautiful as they were tragic. However, none had...