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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...

3 Tips to Start Writing a Novel

The authors that struggle to start writing novels are usually those that write fiction. There are many ways a person can start writing a novel and mastering all the techniques can turn a run-of-the-mill writer to an excellent author. We shall tackle three main points...

Useful Writing Tips for Fiction Writers

Fiction writing becomes more complicated and multi-layered as you explore it. When you go through the process of brainstorming, outlining, researching, writing, and revising several times, you discover countless details about fiction writing. The creative writing and technical aspects of writing fiction novels are particularly...

Writing Tips for Short Story Writers

Most people wonder why it is important to have tips for short story writers. The answer to this conundrum is that every writing style has its own requirements and peculiarities. For short stories, you have to write a complete story with enough detail in a...

How to Write a Novel to the End

Kurt Vonnegut said that one’s soul grows as he practices an art, no matter how well or badly. If this is true, novelists must have the most mature souls because the art of writing requires patience and persistence. The following are some points that will...

7 Fiction Writing Tips from Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was a wordsmith long before he became a deep-sea fisherman and a big game hunter. He used to wake up early every morning to write. He has one of the most influential prose styles of writing and his best stories are masterpieces that...

7 Tips For Any Person Planning To Write A Novel

Write a story you would enjoy reading When writing a novel, you should not write a story because you think that it might turn out to be a bestseller. Instead, you should think about the books that you really get lost in. If you really enjoy...

How to Create a Fantastic Book on Any Topic

If you have decided to write a book, your ability to write it is not in question. You are probably willing to spare no effort to write a great book. These tips will help you to write the best book possible, regardless of what your...

Things You Should Know When Writing a Synopsis

It is unnecessary to mention that you must have an edited, proofread, and polished manuscript before you start seeking the attention of agents. However, there are two more things that should be on your agenda to prepare you to start interacting with agents: your synopsis...

How Authors Can Use Poetry to Improve Their Writing

Poetry is an art form that is difficult for many authors to master because it involves expressing complex thoughts in just a few sentences. Although some authors are not in their comfort zone when writing poetry, every author should read a lot of it. The...

6 Ways to Write More Creatively

Writers are expected to be among the most creative people in the world. This places a significant amount of pressure on any type of writer to chase after perfection every time he puts pen to paper. There are some times when a writer is in...