Do you write genre fiction? Here’s a quick definition to help: Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar...
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I write today in praise of the humble indent. Not just any indent, like the kind you find at the beginning of paragraphs in a book. No, this is the opposite of a first line indent: it’s the hanging indent, which reverses the normal order. In a hanging indent the...
There are many nonfiction books that need an index to be complete. Although it seems that more books are published without indexes every year, savvy self-publishers know that including an index is one way they can make their print books stand out. A proper index...
For the last two years, since the launch of BookDesignTemplates, we’ve been getting requests for specialty book templates. And I can see why. We originally launched with only 6 pre-designed book templates for Microsoft Word. They were best suited to novels,...
