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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...

Ten Tips to Blogging Your Way to the Top

Blogging is an effective way to communicate with people, get your ideas across and even create business strategies and methods. Blogs can be considered easy tools for communication, giving people the opportunity to gain credibility and trust between them and their customers. One thing that...

Blogging with WordPress

Among the popular free blogging tools today is WordPress. This is a totally web-based tool that lets people quickly and easily set up their own blog for free. All you need to do is decide on a name for your blog, a username, provide an...

What Writing Style Do You Have?

For writers, it is important that they find their own style in writing. Without a specific style, it will be harder for them to create their work and find a genre that they will love. In this post, you will learn about the different variations...

Five Benefits of Writing Groups

Do you have any fears about joining a writing group? Don’t worry because you are not the only one. Most people think that letting others evaluate their work or giving constructive criticism to someone else’s story is not helpful in developing their craft. However, that’s not...

Chapter 1: How to Start a Fiction Novel

Many people say that fiction writing is a very difficult task. This is because you have to create your characters and settings from your imagination. However, writing can be easy and fun, as long as you know the basics. In this post, you will learn...

Ten Simple Rules When Writing Fiction

Writing fiction may seem like a very daunting task. However, it is easier if you have some guidelines to follow. If you want to create a great fictional story, read this set of rules first before you grab a pen and paper. 1. Show, don’t tell....

Top 10 Useful Websites to Help You with Writing

Do you feel that you are in a creative slump? Do you feel the need to improve on certain areas like grammar, character development, world building, or story composition? No matter how good you think your writing is, there are always some aspects about it that...

Writing Tips to Help You Perfect That Autobiography

Writing your autobiography is an interesting way to let people know more about your life. Such books contain valuable first-person views as the author also doubles as the subject. While creating an autobiography may seem as simple as telling a story about your life, it’s...

Writing Tips for Nonfiction Writers

Nonfiction is a very appealing area of writing for many individuals. Instead of putting emphasis on sheer imagination like in fictional writing, nonfiction emphasizes the statement of facts and an in-depth analysis and perspective related to the person or event in question. Due to this...

Top Ten Tips to Improve Your Writing

In all things in life, we tend to ask for tips. If you pick the right set of advice, it can make a huge difference in the things you do. You may be a rookie writer or an experienced one, but you can always use...