An autobiography template is a structured outline that guides you through organizing your life story from early childhood to the present, divided into introduction, early years, middle years, and conclusion, with writing prompts at each stage to help you decide what...
Let me be honest with you. Getting a faith-based book published is one of the most spiritually meaningful and practically frustrating things a Christian author will ever attempt. I know because I’ve been in the trenches of the publishing world long enough to...
So you’re ready to write an autobiography! Congratulations; this can be a gratifying personal project. And just like any creative endeavor, it’s a great idea to start by getting inspired. Autobiography examples are one of the best ways to understand the genre...
Getting an ISBN for your self-published book takes about 10 minutes and costs $125 for a single number through Bowker (myidentifiers.com), the only authorized ISBN agency in the US. You can also get one free through Amazon KDP or Draft2Digital, though buying your own...
If you’re an author trying to sell your books on Amazon, you’ve probably noticed it’s not enough to simply publish and hope readers find you. Amazon is the world’s largest bookstore, and also a sophisticated search engine that decides which books get seen and which...
Creative nonfiction is true writing that uses the craft and storytelling techniques of fiction to bring real events to life. It’s the bridge between what happened, and how it feels to live through it. And it’s one of the most powerful forms of writing you...
Every aspiring writer eventually asks the same question: how much do authors make? And behind that is an even bigger one: can I actually make money at this? It’s a fair question, and one that deserves a clear, honest answer rather than a vague shrug or an inflated...
Book outlines are crucial when writing a book, and I say that as someone who learned it the hard way. I’m Chandler Bolt, founder of selfpublishing.com and author of Published!, and I’ve helped thousands of first-time authors go from blank page to published...
Let me be honest with you: I did not write my first book expecting it to go anywhere. I wrote it because I had something to say and I believed (maybe naively at first) that God could use it. What happened next genuinely surprised me. The Politically...
Literary elements might sound like a term reserved for English class, but you actually encounter them every day. Every time a songwriter compares heartbreak to a storm, that’s a metaphor. Every time a thriller drops a subtle clue about the ending in...