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How to Outline a Memoir in 6 Steps (with Template)

Jan 24, 2018 – Perfecting your Craft

Daunted by the task of translating your memories into a captivating narrative? In this post, we share 6 steps to confidently outline your memoir. Read more →

How to Publish a Memoir: Get your Life Story on the Shelves

Jan 18, 2018 – Understanding Publishing

In this post, we share some genre-specific tips to help you publish your memoir, whether you go the traditional or self-publishing route. Read more →

Prologue in a Book: The Story Before the Story

Dec 21, 2017

Want to know what a prologue is, and what it can do for a story? Learn by example with excerpts from bestsellers. Read more →

Authors: Build Your Street Team in 4 Simple Steps

Dec 07, 2017 – Book Marketing

Want to get strangers to do your book publicity for you? Discover how to grow your author street team to get reviews and word-of-mouth. Read more →

EPUB vs mobi: Is Amazon's mobi Format Now Dead?

Nov 17, 2017 – Understanding Publishing, Book Design

Discover the differences between the three most popular book file formats on the planet — and learn which ones are best for you. Read more →

How to Revise a Novel: 6 Steps to a Smooth Revision

Nov 07, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Learn the 6 steps needed to smoothly revise a novel, with tips from a professional editor. Read more →

Mastering Chapter Length: How Long Should Your Chapters Be?

Oct 18, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

How long should a chapter be? Discover the sweet spot for your chapter's word count in this post featuring J.K. Rowling, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Henry James. Read more →

A Century of Fantasy: How the Genre's Changed Since the 1920s

Oct 03, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

The word "fantasy" comes from Old French's phantasie, or "imagination" — and since the 1900s, writers have taken the genre in very imaginative directions. Read more →

Revealed: The Real Marketing Value of a Professional Book Cover

Sep 21, 2017 – Book Design

To find out how much value a professional book cover offers an author, we redesigned four titles and ran a test on Facebook. The results might surprise you! Read more →

Kill Your Darlings: A Guide to Ruthless Editing

Aug 30, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Nervous about killing your darlings? Don't be! Check out this post to learn how you can self-edit with confidence. Read more →

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