Many writers find writing book blurbs really difficult. This is because writers don’t really understand what a blurb is meant to do. I have seen nonfiction blurbs that are more about the author than the content of the book … [Read more...]
Stuck? How to Get Your Manuscript Moving Again
At some stage in your writing, you may find that you’re stuck and having trouble moving forward. This is something that happens to many writers whether they're fiction or nonfiction writers. Now there are many reasons for this, … [Read more...]
How to Get Started Writing a Book
New writers often ask how to get started writing a book. The answer of ‘putting pen to paper’ or ‘fingers to keyboard’ isn’t really the answer they are seeking. What they’re really asking is whether there is an easier or more … [Read more...]
Beta Readers: Your Complete Guide
Good beta readers are people who can provide honest and objective feedback to a writer who has become too close to their own work. These people are ideally interested in the genre or topic and want to be one of the first people to … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Commercial and Literary Fiction
Many writers wonder what the difference between commercial and literary fiction is. This is usually when they’re trying to decide which genre their manuscript falls into and it’s easy to see how a writer can get confused by these … [Read more...]
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