Your masterpiece is finally completed! After pouring your heart and soul into your first foray into authorship, you are ready to embark on the self-publishing journey. So, now the big question that looms before you: paperback vs. hardcover? Hardcover books are still...
For all the books we may have read during our lifetimes, we probably haven’t paid much attention to the actual parts that, collectively, comprise the interior content of books. From the title page that launches the front matter to the index or bibliography that...
What can be more satisfying for a self-published author than the moment when you tap the “Publish my Paperback” button on KDP? After all the months of hard work, the fruits of your labor are finally realized. Now, as a published author, you anxiously await the slew of...
What an exhilarating feeling authors experience when putting the finishing touches on their book project. This is the moment of truth, the culmination of all your hard work – publication day. However, as amazing as it is to see your book published, the harsh reality...
Writing and publishing a book is a much more complex process than most novices realize. Just writing the first draft can gobble up months and months of your time! So, when it comes to handling all the other tasks related to completing the book project – editing, book...
Today, the young adult fiction genre is huge. In fact, as of 2022, 35.03 million print copies of young adult (YA) books are sold each year. Among the categories within young adult fiction, the fantasy/magic/science fiction genre has outsold all others (by far),...