We live by faith. Think about it. You get up to go about your day with faith that it is not your last day on earth. You pray to God with faith that He will hear and answer you. Every Read more…
What do you do when, now that you’re no longer a child, the truth about your reality comes to light? What do you do when you realise the truth about your existence? What do you do when you realise that Read more…
As a first-time writer, you may experience two extremes: your current word count either exceeds the general word range significantly (too many words), or it’s significantly less than the general word range (too little words). What could be the reason? Read more…
Children’s literature may seem like the easiest genre to publish. Perhaps it is, but you’d still be shooting yourself in the foot to self-publish this genre without the relevant knowledge to hinder you from going astray from the standards, Read more…
As a self-published author, marketing your book can be a challenge, mainly because you would be doing the work on your own instead of relying on a publishing house which would ideally have all the resources and an already established Read more…
A book title is just as important as the actual contents of the book that we spend the most time on in our writing journey. It’s important because, just like the book cover, it is the first thing a potential Read more…
A memoir is undoubtedly one of the most personal genres one can choose. It may also be one of the easiest to write when it comes to content. The latter may come as a shock, I know. In this blog, Read more…
For anyone who has started or wants to start on their journey of publishing a book, especially when they don’t have much knowledge of what the journey entails, it can be overwhelming. It can be even more daunting when deciding Read more…
Self-publishing can either be costly or surprisingly affordable. The good news is that you can choose the services you want and not necessarily complete the full self-publishing package in one go – you can take your time, paying for Read more…
You have a complete manuscript; you’ve written all that you could write. Now what? As a first-time author – or as someone who’s had their fair share of a not-so-great experience in getting their book ready for publication – it Read more…
If I were to tell you there’s one way to write and finish a book that will work for every single person, I’d be lying. That’s because everybody is different: we live different lives and have different personalities. What works Read more…
On the previous blogpost, we looked into the role of editors and proofreaders in trade books. It was also pointed out that there is actually more to editing than just fixing spelling and grammatical errors. There are different types of Read more…
Trade books are books intended for the general readership. They are not rare books or textbooks that would ideally be intended for a small, specific niche readership. They are most likely found at bookstores and libraries. The market for such Read more…