Writing the first draft of your book is a time to get all of your ideas out on the page. But when it's time to revise and organize, you need a technique that works for you. For author Sue Ingebretson, she needed a way to see her work more visually...

Writing the first draft of your book is a time to get all of your ideas out on the page. But when it's time to revise and organize, you need a technique that works for you. For author Sue Ingebretson, she needed a way to see her work more visually...

In today's market, authors must be a contributing partner in marking a book. Author Laura Navarre describes the importance of book marketing and self-promotion for authors. She shares that now more than ever, the author is plays a major role in book...

Finding the right editor for your book manuscript is a very important part of the revision process. An editor that is familiar with your topic or genre will be able to more effectively edit your book than an editor that is not. Per Christian editor and...

In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. For more...

Building name recognition is an important goal for many authors. Successful novelists like Stephen King have built such a name for themselves that their book titles no longer matter as much. For example, someone would probably be more likely to say...

Writer’s block is like someone coming after you with a metaphorical knife and trying to stab you right in the intellectual creativity. It’s the most scary, macabre thing for a writer suddenly to find that he or she has stopped having ideas. It’s a powerful...

With the introduction of e-books, book length requirements have changed. Books are shorter than they used to be, and many times, that means the author is forced to cut and revise their story. Suzy Spencer, true crime author, shares editing and cutting...