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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

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)

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...

Tips on Writing Poetry

Writing a poem is more about trying to communicate to a reader the feelings of the writer instead of impressing them with a mastery of words. A well-written poem, in fact, can generate an emotional response from a reader. Listed below are a few tips...

How to Improve Your Writing as an Author

The ability to write a compelling story is something that not all people have. This is why there are only a few authors who can make it big in the writing industry. However, the biggest advantage in writing a story is that there is always...

Tips That Can Make Writing Novels Much Easier

Authors should use every resource at their disposal to write the best novel their abilities will allow. Here are some great ideas that can make the writing process much easier. Track your changes: In today’s digital age, it is difficult to imagine novelists who still write...

Tips on How to Write a Novel

Whether or not an author is writing his first or his tenth book, there are many important rules that he should keep in mind. These rules should act as guidelines for the author to tell a consistently good story, stay motivated, and see his work...

Ways to Turn a Good Story into a Fantastic One

Many authors are constantly wondering how to make agents love their work. The reason is that agents act as the gatekeepers to the realm of traditional publishers. They are notoriously difficult to impress. The only thing that can get an author’s foot in the door...

How to Choose Titles for Non-Fiction Books

Authors are often thought of as the masters of words, but a good number of them struggle when it comes to creating titles for their books. Creating great titles for books is an art that is difficult to perfect. The following are some considerations that...

Some Tips That Can Help You Write Better Poems

If your reason for writing a poem is to tell a story about something you experienced, you should go ahead and write what you feel. However, if you want the ability to communicate with any reader and create an emotional response from him/her, you simply...

Some Surprisingly Easy Tips for Book Authors

Nowadays, publishing is not the most difficult part of writing a book. Writing is. However, an author has to finish his book projects and any advice he gets goes a long way with helping him in his endeavors. The following are some tips that authors...

Important Writing Tips for New Fiction Authors

If you are an author and have decided to wade in the murky waters of fiction writing, you might often feel out of place. However, there are certain guidelines that can help you to stay focused and to keep the book engaging. The following are...

Understanding Writer’s Block And How To Kick It To The Curb

Both beginning and experienced writers struggle with writer’s block for many different reasons. It is something that might affect new writers more than experienced ones, but few statistics exist to prove this theory. It might explain why sometimes people never write their first novels despite...