Success Stories
How One Indie Author Reached Professional Sales with His First Book
“I’d heard enough tales of the publishing industry to decide that I didn’t want to put in the effort of writing a book only to
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Achieving Maximum Velocity
Several times a week I will hear from writers who say, “I’m putting my book online today. I just want to put it up and
Writing
How I Hit Number One on Wattpad
How to Succeed on Wattpad
Have a professional looking cover. I can’t emphasize enough how important this is! That is how most readers on Wattpad will discover your writing, and the cover has to convince them it’s worth checking out.
Post as clean a copy as possible. Readers will forgive the occasional typo, but if the story is riddled with errors, it’s unlikely that your story will take off. With over 100 million uploads, the readers have plenty of other options.
Writing
New Struggles in Self-Publishing
I hesitate to mention problems with self-publishing. In some genres, such as romance or self-help books, the industry is doing great. But for those who
Be Imaginative
Artist Zaria Forman, source: The Daily Mail I judge stories for the world’s largest fantasy and science fiction writing contest. When I’m judging, the first
The Truth About Writer’s Block
Some authors never get “Writer’s Block,” and they don’t believe that it exists. They’ll blithely say, “Do doctors ever get ‘Doctor’s block,’ or do plumbers
Writing
Fixating on a Story
What Does “Fixating” Mean? Remember when you were young and your mother or father read a favorite story to you over and over? Or do
Writing
When Conventional Wisdom Goes Astray
The writing world is changing quickly… …and that means some things that used to be taboo are now all right. For example, a couple of
