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10 Best-Selling Fantasy Book Covers to Inspire Your Cover Design
Writing fantasy allows us to flip the world as we know it inside out, upside down, and then stretch it out as far as our imagination can take it. There are no limitations, and that’s the beauty of the genre. Where other categories of fiction are grounded in reality,...
6 Alternatives to Amazon KDP Every Self-Publisher Should Know
Since the launch of Amazon KDP in 2007, the publishing giant-slash-mega-retailer has carved out a substantial corner in the self-publishing market. Despite Amazon’s seemingly impenetrable market share, more companies have entered the self-publishing game and are...
Book Publicity and Promotion—10 Essential FAQs Answered
The number one question authors ask? “How long do I have to market my book?” Here are the most frequently asked questions I hear about book publicity.
10 Magical Design Lessons from Harry Potter Book Covers
Perhaps we shouldn’t judge book by their covers, but we can certainly learn a thing or two from them. In fact, there are many design lessons to be learned from well-crafted book covers, and the Harry Potter book covers are among some of the best. So what can we...
Minimize Book Printing Costs with These 10 Helpful Tips
Are you self-publishing your book and looking for ways to trim expenses? Book printing costs can create a huge dent in your publishing budget. Below we’ll take a look at the different areas of book publishing that can be considered when trying to reduce printing costs...
Cool Writing Fonts: Have You Heard of the Comic Sans Trick? (And 5 Alternatives)
If you’ve been writing for any length of time, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded writer’s block. While there are countless tips out there that claim to help you get over writer’s block, there’s one tried-and-true technique I’ve used to get past my own writer’s...
Strategies to Attract Your First Readers: A Comprehensive Guide for Self-Publishers
Standing out as a newly self-published author can be challenging even for the most gifted writers. How do you find your first readers? How do find enough of those readers to actually make your self-publishing career financially viable? It seems like if you ask ten...
Design a Canva Ebook Cover in 8 Simple Steps (with Example)
Every great story starts with an inviting cover design. If a cover looks cheap and homemade, you’ll get more eyerolls than potential buyers. As with most things in life, first impressions matter. Authors who choose to create a book cover themselves are usually...
11 Cozy Mystery Book Covers for Comforting Inspiration
Welcome to the inviting world of cozy mystery book covers, where the art of intrigue meets the comfort of familiarity. For avid readers and aspiring authors, the allure of cozy mysteries lies not only within their pages but also in the captivating visuals that adorn...
NaNoWriMo’s 25th Anniversary: But Can You Really Write a Book in 30 Days?
We’re approaching the 25th annual NaNoWriMo, as National Novel Writing Month is affectionately called, and every year a new crop of authors ask if it’s really possible to write an entire novel in just one month. The short answer is, yes. I’ve done it myself...
