Blog Posts
How to Deal with a Bad Review as an Author
Writing is hard enough, and getting a book published for the world to read is even harder; but what is worse is going through all the pains only to end up getting a bad review. Most authors, when they get a bad review, tend to be very angry, and then later feel...
Beyond Writing: 5 Reasons You Should be a Published Author
It is possible you are a very good writer, and you have written many books, but you haven’t published any, because you are yet to see a reason to publish one. Aside from the obvious: Why would you write a book and then not share it to the world? Or why would you write...
10 Reasons to Hire a Professional Editor
You have just completed your thesis, a term paper, a letter to a new client, a press release, or your latest book. You’ve read it and re-read it, but are just not sure it’s right. You’re not certain you have communicated your ideas clearly and effectively. There are words and sentences you’re not happy with, but you’re not sure how to fix them. This is the point when you need a professional editing service. Good writing comes from good editing. A professional editor does more than correct mistakes; they can help you turn lead into gold! Here are 10 reasons to hire a professional editor:
6 Tips for Book Marketing with Little to No Budget
Marketing your books is important, but it can quickly get expensive. In this guest post from author BK Walker, she shares some great tips to help you promote your book with little to no budget for marketing. Oh the thrill! The thrill of wanting to write a book and...
We All Write Differently – What Kind of Writer Are You?
None of us come with manuals. You have to learn by trial and error and grow through experience to discover what kind of writer you are. Discovering who you are and how you work best should be two of your most important goals as a writer. Learning who you are as a...
Develop Your Writing Habit with a 100-day Challenge
I recently completed a 100-day experiment on Medium where I wrote and published every day. I was aiming for 100 days, but made 93, which I still think is pretty good. While it didn't go quite as I expected it would, I did get something very valuable out of it — a...
Tips for Making Your Book Attractive to Readers
When it comes to people buying your book, a lot depends on you. That is, you have the power to make people pick out your book from an entire collection. There are times when readers don’t have any particular book in mind. They are just interested in adding to the...
How to Make Money Online with an eBook
Have you published your book? Whatever your answer is to the question above, this article is for you. If you are yet to publish one, this will inspire you to get your hands on the keyboard, and publish your ebook. And if you have published one: print or ebook, join...
Using Differentiation to Find the Big Idea
Do you find yourself at sea in your attempt to choose your big idea for the next project? Finding ideas for business, life and other career-related issues presents itself as a hard task master. It’s worse when there are multiple concepts bugging the mind. This is so...
How to Get from Thought to Book Publishing: 3 Easy Steps
Making that transition from a mere idea or manuscript to a published hard-copy can be a very exciting and rewarding activity for every writer. The smell of the first set of printed copies can be dizzying, and the adrenaline that comes with the thought that your book...