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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...
Understanding Risk Management and Ethical Mindfulness Posturing
In my article "The Need for Psychology Understanding,” I discussed how fiction writers need at least a basic understanding of psychology in order to write realistic content, dialogues, characters, and relationships. One such psychological concept is risk management and ethical mindfulness posturing. Understanding these two concepts...
Writing a Good Recipe Article (Part 2 of 2)
6) Keep a simple style guide. Recipe blogs and websites, as well as traditional publishing houses, have their own style guides and standards in writing recipes. As a beginner, it’s safe to follow the proven format in recipe writing that has two parts: the ingredients...
Writing a Good Recipe Article (Part 1 of 2)
Whether you like to experiment in the kitchen or not, there’s something about concocting a great recipe that speaks to all of us as food is a physiological need. Equally exciting is writing a recipe that you can share with your audience. Nothing beats the satisfaction...
Understanding Multiple Role Relationships
In my article "The Need for Psychology Understanding,” I discussed how fiction writers need at least a basic understanding of psychology in order to write realistic content, dialogues, characters, and relationships. One such psychological concept is multiple role relationships. Understanding what multiple role relationships are...
Understanding Intelligence
In my article "The Need for Psychology Understanding,” I discussed how fiction writers need at least a basic understanding of psychology in order to write realistic content, dialogues, characters, and relationships. One such psychological concept is intelligence and the ways it can be affected by...
Historical Inspirations: The Harlem Renaissance
The Civil Rights Movement in America left a lasting impact on many of its citizens. For some, it meant the end of slavery and the recognition that all humans were equal. For others, it meant restricting liberties on African Americans and other colored individuals. It...
Romantic Inspiration: Machiavelli
The Prince describes how a prince, or rather a new ruler, must establish some sort of hierarchy in order to bring order. One infamous saying was that, in the end, it’s better to be feared than loved. This kind of thinking has been shown time and...
Historical Inspirations: The Neoclassical Period
The Age of Enlightenment, or rather, the Neoclassical Period was an intellectual movement that took place in Europe. The period relied less on human imagination and more on practicality, incorporating scientific principles and realism. It was a time when many scholars, writers, and artists explored...
Blogging About Politics (Part 2 of 2)
4) Research and connections are invaluable. Your introversion must be telling you to forget about political blogging after reading this subheading. If you like staying in your shell and prefer online research without any legwork, it’s feasible depending on how resourceful you are and how you...
Blogging About Politics (Part 1 of 2)
Politics is one of the most profitable niches as it is evergreen and everyone feels the need to get involved in local and global affairs. International tensions, crises, and diplomatic issues shape the world as we know it, and now is an even better time to...