If you are close to launching your book or brainstorming ways to market it well, you may have come across the term book trailers. While trailers are commonly associated with the film industry, they are sometimes used for books as well. Book trailers are a great way to create hype and drop hints about what your book will be about. But what exactly...
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What Is Hybrid Publishing: 4 Great Ways To Assess This Option
It's crucial to understand all forms of publishing, including hybrid publishing. Why? Millions of new titles are published every year, millions of copies are sold, and new authors join the writing industry left and right. Researching the general forms writers can use to publish not only helps you decide which method is best for you, but also...
Inspiration Board For Writers: 3 Tips For Success
Inspiration boards are a helpful way to encourage yourself toward your dream. If you are creative, visual learner, or simply love the tactile experience of taking your dream from ideation to a 3D experience, creating an inspiration board is for you. It might be easy to think of an inspiration board as a simple craft experience and a waste...
How to Make A Hardcover Book Easily on Amazon
If you've finally finished the hard work of writing and editing your book, you might be wondering how to make a hardcover book. While ebooks are certainly on the rise, printed books are still the preferred format amongst readers. Printed books out-sell ebooks 4-to-1, which is why any author should consider making sure their books are available in...
Amazon Book Categories: 6 Crucial Aspects To Consider
If you are an author on Amazon, it’s time to give some major thought to Amazon book categories, what they are, how to choose them, and why they are helpful. Since the beginning, the promise of Amazon.com was to deliver any book to any reader anywhere. That’s a big promise, but they’re doing well in fulfilling this promise, to put it...
What to do after NaNoWriMo – 10 steps moving forward
You did it. You won NaNoWriMo and wrote 50,000 words. First of all: congratulations! Winning NaNoWriMo is a huge accomplishment! So what now? Here are some steps to consider after NaNoWriMo. 1. Congratulate yourself! Take a minute to breathe in and absorb. You wrote 50,000+ words in a single month. That's...
Vellum Software Review: How to Use Vellum Book Formatting
Vellum software is one of the newest book formatting choices available to self-published and independent authors, but is it right for you? Book formatting can be costly, and a headache, depending on how complex your book’s formatting requirements are, and how tech-savvy you are with file formats, software programs, and the like. If...
Book Cover Design Software – Your Best Options
Being an author involves a ton of decision making. Self-published or traditional? If you’re self-published, you have to pick an editor. You’ll also have to decide on what company you use to print your book, when you’ll launch your book, and how your book will be distributed. You’ll also have to decide on your own cover. Will you make...
Premade Book Covers: Pros, Cons, and Where to Find Them
If you’re a self-published author, you’re probably already familiar with how hard it is to produce a book. Traditionally published authors get free edits, cover designs, formatting, and printing, but self-published authors have to manage production by themselves. This isn’t as bad as it sounds—being able to do everything on your own means...
How to Title a Book: (Fiction & Nonfiction Examples)
If you polled every writer and asked them the worst part of writing a book, they’d almost universally say titling it. I’ve never heard a writer say they’re good at titles. Titling a book is hard! If you’re among the majority that struggle to title your stories, let’s talk about how to title a book. This guide to...