Even the most prolific and careful author, the one who polishes and corrects their masterpiece until it is error-free, becomes lazy when it comes to writing a book blurb. The importance of blurbs is generally underestimated, but this is a crucial aspect that has significant...

Good to Great Grant Writing: Secrets to Success by Julie Cwikla, Ph.D. is packed from start to finish with good, practical advice for the grant writer. The three sections are Art, Architecture, and Attitude, but in a sense, the entire book is about attitude. As...

Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business: Ways to Achieve Financial Literary Success by author Joylynn Meleke Ross is filled with inventive ideas and routes to creating a business out of your books. The tone feels so close to you and the recommendations right...

Outsource Your Book: Your Guide to Getting Your Business Book Ghostwritten, Published, and Launched by Alinka Rutkowska is an audiobook that offers great information and a roadmap from outsourcing a business book to transforming it into not just a tool to build a brand but...

Confessions of a Script Doctor: How to Turn Your Life Experiences into Books, Plays, Screenplays is a nonfiction music/entertainment-oriented guide to writing and publishing written by Jack Fitzgerald. Computers and the ability to self-publish have encouraged people from all walks of life and levels of...

Richie Billing has managed to cram a huge amount of useful information into A Fantasy Writers' Handbook. Perhaps the main strength of the book is the fact that the information provided has been canvassed from industry professionals. Reviewers and editors were asked for their opinions,...

Writing your own memoir is not easy. The idea to pen your life story can lead you to a sort of writer’s block as soon as you start thinking about it. You wonder who will ever care about your personal experiences, and your own writing...

Chain of Ghosts: Resonance in Language, Story, and the Brain by Loren W. Cooper is an insightful book that takes readers on a journey through some of the patterns that exist in storytelling, and how we learn, teach, and engage in this human art. The...

From Page to Stage: Inspiration, Tools, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is a useful guide for writers who are comfortable putting their thoughts on paper but lack the courage when it comes to public speaking. The author gives writers the...

Lots of successful people like entrepreneurs, business owners, and politicians live and die with the dream of translating their legacy into a book. Most never get their loftiest ideas out there because they don't know how to write or don't have the time to write...