What Is The Difference Between a Good Book and a Bad Book?
As a reader, you rarely think too much about the difference between a good book and a bad book. You typically have authors you read …
I Want to Be Nice. How Do You Write a Book to Help Others?
Self-help books have become one of the most popular genres of nonfiction books. At any one time, a considerable percentage of us are looking for …
What Are Some Best Practices of a Successful Writer? 10 Rules
New writers often look at authors who are already successful that they want to emulate and wonder is it luck, hard work, some kind of …
Profitable or Pointless? Are Book Signings Worth It?
A few subjects create a lot of discussion and disagreement when it comes to being an author, and one of them is most certainly the …
What are Creative Writing Skills? Skill Up for Success
The question regarding exactly what are creative writing skills comes up reasonably commonly for those who are only just getting into creative writing. It’s common …
Quick, Help Required! Who Can Help Me Write My Book
Plenty of us who dream of becoming writers have sat down to write only to discover that the process of actually taking a fantastic idea …
What Kind of Books are Publishers Looking For? That’s Tricky
Boy, this is a tricky question! Unfortunately, publishers are not very open with details of exactly what they are looking for. Often, they do not …
Can You End a Book With a Cliffhanger? We Love to Hate Them.
Writing a book that ends up being a very long tale can often mean breaking your manuscript into multiple books. It is very tempting when …
Yes, You Can Write a Book If You’re Not a Writer. 8 Tips to Not Suck!
The dream of becoming a writer is widespread, but very few people actually try to write a book. The process seems overwhelming, with so many …
Help! How Can I Progress My story? 12 Steps to a Killer Plot
As writers, we all get excited by our latest story idea and, more often than not, have a hard time resisting the urge to jump …
Why do most writers fail? (And some tips to avoid them!)
Being a writer has captured the imagination of many of us, and a variety of surveys have shown figures varying from just over half up …