When I was 17 years old, I wrote my first novel—a police procedural that was 67,000 words long. At the time, I didn’t know much about publishing a book, but I did know that the logical next step was to turn what I’d written into book format. After much research,...
The ePub file format has come to dominate the ebook landscape. While there are other formats out there, every major ebook retailer now accepts ePub files, including Amazon (they used to use their own MOBI file format, but that has largely become obsolete in the last...
Venturing into the realm of self-publishing is an exhilarating step for any author, particularly for those navigating this path for the first time. Among the myriad tasks you’ll encounter, one stands out for its crucial impact on any book’s physical...
Creating an eye-catching book cover can be challenging. “Should I use an AI-generated book cover for my book?” is a question you might ask as you finish writing your masterpiece. The other option is getting a book cover designer, of course. But this option...
The classics we grew up studying in school, though revered, might not fare well in today’s literary market. Part of that can be attributed to what we would now consider passive voice misuse. Similarly, the books topping bestseller charts now would likely have...
