Landing a traditional book deal is exciting, the kind of moment you imagine when you’re typing away at your manuscript, dreaming of seeing your name on a spine in a bookstore. But that excitement? It can disappear fast the moment a publishing contract hits your inbox and you realize you have no clue what half […]
Finishing a book is a massive achievement. It’s the part no one else sees—the late nights, the self-doubt, the rewrites that nearly broke you. You pushed through all of it, and now you’re holding something that didn’t exist before: a full manuscript, shaped by your imagination and your grit. But writing the book was only
If you’re publishing through a traditional publisher, formatting isn’t something you have to worry about. They take care of everything—laying out the pages, making sure the book looks right on paper or on a screen, and handling all the technical stuff behind the scenes. But when you’re self-publishing an eBook, it’s a different story. You’re
Writing a novel is like building a house from scratch, with nothing but scattered blueprints in your head and a pile of words that don’t quite behave. You’re juggling character arcs, pacing, plot holes, emotional beats, and motivation (yours and your protagonist’s). At some point, most writers hit a wall, not because they lack ideas,
What if I told you that you could publish a book without spending a single dollar and still make money from it? Sounds too good to be true, right? But it’s not. Thanks to modern self-publishing tools, platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), and free software available online, getting your book out into the
So, you want to learn how to write a novel. Welcome, brave soul, to the literary jungle—where characters talk back, plot twists ambush you at 2 a.m., and coffee becomes a major food group. Writing a novel is part storytelling, part survival sport, and part caffeine-fueled delusion. But it’s also one of the most rewarding
