Guest Post

Bridging the gap between research and personal experience can become a book’s greatest strength—but it might require Herculean effort.

Having a gut-punch reaction to being edited is part of the cost of doing business for writers. Here’s advice on how to survive the process.

When her indie publisher goes AWOL, an author finds the community and resources she needs to pick up the pieces and persevere.

It’s hard to get someone to take a risk on an unknown author. A giveaway can make your book known to thousands of readers in one fell swoop.

To truly put your reader in the emotional position of your POV character, focus on conveying body language and internal narration.

Acknowledgment pages allow us to peer into authors’ lives, and reveal the fascinating web of the publishing world.

There is no formalized career path for freelance editors. From the hosts of the Independent Editor Podcast, here are tips on what to expect.

Memoirists can take steps throughout the writing and publishing process to minimize fallout and family strife.

Every effective brand—even an author’s—has three essential characteristics: uniqueness, consistency, and authenticity.

A book map—a visual representation of your book’s structure—will help you maintain momentum and ensure a smooth journey for your reader.

Planning a book launch can be daunting for introverts. But finding strategies that fit with your skills and personality can make it easier.

When hosting a retreat, whatever the subject, providing small, achievable steps lets your participants feel that what they’ve done matters.

While there are no fixed conventions writers need to adhere to, there is nonetheless much to think about and be aware of.

Focus on the main story’s forward momentum, and use backstory as the seasoning that makes the stew.

The key to creating successful content as an author-creator lies in the same ingredients that make your stories so great.

Your audience won’t remember the chapter where your hero took a breather. What’s memorable are the forces of antagonism, and how your hero reacted.

Before spending time on a story that doesn’t work, ensure you’ve addressed the critical questions of character, plot, goals and motivations.

Three editors discuss the types and stages of editing, whether publishing industry experience matters, hiring guidelines and much more.

Even with an excellent query and opening pages, you’ll still get rejections. A lot of them. Success comes to those who refuse to give up.

If we were to reposition blurbs as affirmations as opposed to marketing tools, would that also shift the way we traffic in them?

More than just a tool to sell your book, your synopsis is a roadmap to making the next draft of your manuscript much stronger.

Here are four ways to help create the mindset that we can realistically accomplish something we’ve never tried before.

To build an audience, close the gap between your offline-self and online-self by showing up with consistent value on your core topics.

It might not be essential to impose a standard arc structure on a character who’s non-traditional or isn’t affected by the story’s actions.

We writers know that critiques are an integral part of improving our work. But we rarely learn how to receive feedback or what to do after.