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How to Publish a Memoir: Get your Life Story on the Shelves
Jan 18, 2018 – Understanding Publishing
In this post, we share some genre-specific tips to help you publish your memoir, whether you go the traditional or self-publishing route. Read more
Prologue in a Book: The Story Before the Story
Dec 21, 2017
Want to know what a prologue is, and what it can do for a story? Learn by example with excerpts from bestsellers. Read more
Authors: Build Your Street Team in 4 Simple Steps
Dec 07, 2017 – Book Marketing
Want to get strangers to do your book publicity for you? Discover how to grow your author street team to get reviews and word-of-mouth. Read more
EPUB vs mobi: Is Amazon's mobi Format Now Dead?
Nov 17, 2017 – Understanding Publishing, Book Design
Discover the differences between the three most popular book file formats on the planet — and learn which ones are best for you. Read more
How to Revise a Novel: 6 Steps to a Smooth Revision
Nov 07, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Learn the 6 steps needed to smoothly revise a novel, with tips from a professional editor. Read more
Mastering Chapter Length: How Long Should Your Chapters Be?
Oct 18, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
How long should a chapter be? Discover the sweet spot for your chapter's word count in this post featuring J.K. Rowling, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Henry James. Read more
A Century of Fantasy: How the Genre's Changed Since the 1920s
Oct 03, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
The word "fantasy" comes from Old French's phantasie, or "imagination" — and since the 1900s, writers have taken the genre in very imaginative directions. Read more
Revealed: The Real Marketing Value of a Professional Book Cover
Sep 21, 2017 – Book Design
To find out how much value a professional book cover offers an author, we redesigned four titles and ran a test on Facebook. The results might surprise you! Read more
Kill Your Darlings: A Guide to Ruthless Editing
Aug 30, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Nervous about killing your darlings? Don't be! Check out this post to learn how you can self-edit with confidence. Read more
8 Character Development Exercises to Write 3D Characters
Aug 21, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft
Try these 8 character development exercises to help you: establish your character's internal motivations, put them into context, and bring them to life. Read more
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