Overview One of the first questions every writer asks at some point is: how long should my book actually be? It sounds simple. The answer is surprisingly nuanced. The average book word count varies significantly depending on the genre, the target
Overview You have finished your manuscript. You have revised it more times than you can count. You are too close to it now to see it clearly, which means you need what every serious writer needs at this stage: other people’s
Opening Every author eventually faces this decision. You have written your book, or you are close to finishing it, and now you need to figure out how it is actually going to reach readers. Self publishing vs traditional publishing is the
Overview Most people know reading is good for them in the same vague way they know vegetables are good for them. They just cannot always explain exactly why or point to the specific ways it makes a difference in their daily
Intro If you have spent any time researching traditional publishing, you have heard the term. The Big Five publishers. They are the five largest and most powerful publishing companies in the world, and for many authors, landing a deal with one
Overview Ask ten writers how to punctuate book titles and you will get ten slightly different answers. Some say italics. Some say quotation marks. Some capitalize every word. Some do not. The confusion is real, and getting it wrong, especially in
Intro Every published book started as a single idea in someone’s head. Yours can too, but knowing how to write a book and get it published is where most aspiring authors get stuck. The process feels big, complicated, and full of
Overview You have a story idea buzzing in your head. Or maybe you have research piling up for a nonfiction project. Either way, you’re stuck on one question: how to outline a book that actually works. Here’s the good news—you don’t
Start You open a book. Before the story even begins, there is a single quote sitting alone on the page. No explanation. No context. Just a few words from someone else, asking you to carry that thought with you into everything
