Well, let me put it this way. Readers have certain expectations when it comes to books in the genres they like. If they do not immediately recognize your book as being in their genre, they're not going to buy it. So your book should be ‘familiar' in the sense that it has a simil...
To format your document all at once, press and hold Ctrl and press A toselectthe whole document, then use the font change box to change all the text. You can apply this same procedure to any editorial change you wish to make in an entire file at a time. Use a Serif Font: Fonts ar...
Vary chapter length to create interesting large-scale rhythm. A good book, like a well-planned city, has short rides and longer detours. Draw readers in with emotion and connection A good book chapter gives your reader something to connect with or relate to. Emotion, action, reaction. A rel...
But writing a book isn’t easy. As a 21-timeNew York Timesbestselling author, I can tell you: It’s far easier to quit than to finish. You’re going to be tempted to give up writing your book when you run out of ideas, when your own message bores you, when you get distracted,...
Actionable lessons learned going from just 12 books a year to 40. Learning how to read more is as simple as following these steps.
“The more you ritualize the beginning of a process, the more likely it becomes that you can slip into the state of deep focus that is required to do great things...Make it easy to start and the rest will follow.” In the case of reading a book, a gateway habit could be making...
How to format a book in Microsoft Word(for Createspace, Lightning Source, or IngramSpark)This is a guide to formatting your book in Microsoft Word. We’ll be making a 6″x9″ PDF for print; but you can easily change the document to another size. You can watch these three videos, or ...
“You didn’t really mean that bit about the proposal written in the proposer’s best possible prose, did you? After all, the proposal is just a formality, a series of hoops through which I have to jump before a publisher buys my book, right? All that really matters is a great book...
8 Steps toSelf-Publishing a BookStep 1: WritingThis might sound obvious, but we can’t overlook the writing process!Waking up every day and putting in the work to write a book is no easy feat.Here are a few of our favorite writing tips and resources to get your book ready for the ...
In 2024, I started 17 books, but I only finished three — and one was a short story published in a chapbook format. Yes, even though I studiously test Kindles with these books, I’m not exactly great at finishing stories. And a lot of that has to do with persistence and time spent...