When it comes to capturing the essence of your book, the overarching message reveals its heartbeat—what resonates with people and persuades them to read it.

It is a tough reality to accept: As much as we would like to escape negative feedback about our writing, it is an inevitable part of the publishing process. Learn how to navigate criticism with a healthy mindset in this week's post.

Trends are not mandated rules for success, but they are worth at least considering if you want more attention on your book.

In the fast-paced, constantly-changing world we live in, it makes sense that publishing trends would follow a similar pattern. It also...

Whether it comes to you immediately or well after THE END is written on the final page of the story, choosing the right title is vital.

At a loss for how to market your book during the holidays? Read on for a few ideas you can try this season!

Every completed paragraph provided momentum to continue moving forward toward the finish line.

I get this is a question I get a lot from authors, especially as we near the final steps of production before publishing. Even after...

I hear the words "copy editing" and “proofreading” used interchangeably quite a bit, so it's important to understand the difference,...

In a world with shiny Instagram-worthy posts about other writers’ publishing accomplishments, immaculate writing nooks, and perfectly...

You’ve spent months or even years writing your book, and you’re finally finished writing that first draft. You can start with some...

As a staff writer at Inspire Books, I have spent this summer attempting to tackle the areas of writing I think are most important or need...

Any writer used to the industry will know that the publishing industry is quite difficult to become involved in. Most writers, unless...

How much time do you spend writing by hand? For most authors, penmanship has become a thing of the past, as they rely more and more on...

Use of AI has reached a level of severity recently as not only algebraic jobs are given to computers, but creative ones as well.

For many years now, stories such as the Iliad or the Odyssey have been considered to be staples of the distant past, but recently,...

The fiction genre is a widespread one, full of intricacies and subgenres you might not have even known existed. One such subgenre is...

Among authors, worldbuilding is often considered the most difficult element of writing, and for good reason! Producing an entire world...

Fiction writing is often considered a much more free-form manner of writing, and by contrast, it is. However, there are still specifics...

When fiction authors are beginning their longer works, they are faced with a choice: how do they plan to narrate their stories? This...