Whether you’re self-published or published by a traditional publisher, book marketing is a big part of an author’s workload. It doesn’t matter how good your book is; if no one knows about it, the book won’t sell. Although it might be nice to say writers...

Book stores and libraries are showing an increase in the number of self-published books. With the growing competition, traditional publishers are sticking to authors they know and depend on and looking for fewer new authors every day. This makes it difficult for new authors to...

White Knight’s Guide on Writing Books is a work of non-fiction featuring help and advice in the field of literature, written by pen-named author White Knight. In this extensive and comprehensive guidebook, White Knight takes readers through a step by step approach to the world...

The Complete Revision Workbook for Writers: Tools for a Polished Novel by Arielle Haughee is indeed a comprehensive work including sections on revisions of course, but also on mindset and motivation (as most writers are not fascinated by revisions, at least I know I am...

A Quick Guide to Archetypes and Allegory by Ken Johnson is an extremely compact but comprehensive work. It deals with diverse topics such as creative writing, authorship, writing techniques, archetypes in literature, and of course allegory. This work is particularly useful to students, teachers, writers...

The Big Book of Small Presses & Independent Publishers, subtitled Small presses, book contests, university presses, and independent publishers for “unagented” authors by Marylee MacDonald, is a valuable tool for authors who have been ignored by the big presses and agents who sell to them....

We all lead busy lives. Some of us approach our daily routines a little more creatively than others. We read, we imagine, we dream up stories and, sometimes, we share these stories. For those creative minds that enjoy sharing a good story, there is also...

All writers need a notebook. And, they need to keep it close by at all times. For one thing, writers never know when that bright spark of creativity is going to hit: in the middle of the night (the most common time), sitting in the...

You have a great idea, a plot you’ve been working on in your mind, but you just haven’t started writing it down. Why? Procrastination? Or simply the fear of getting it right? There are a lot of books on the market that can help a...

The Next Best Seller by Tim Riordan is a roadmap to success for authors with a focus on the best ways to market their books. Tim is very open and honest about his own writing and marketing strategies, sharing what has worked for him and...