How Long Should a Book Be?

A novel starts a word at a time, building one upon the other. A fellow writer stated, “A word upon … More

Format a Book for Self-Publication

You’ve written a book. Do you know how to format it for self-publishing online?

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ELLERY QUEEN – Photo: Al Aumuller, Library of Congress Why would any author want to write…

If you haven’t read your manuscript, fiction or nonfiction, at least three-to-five times, you’re not ready to publish it yet. … More

What About Curly Quotes vs. Straight Quotes? Does it really matter if you use straight quotes (“)? Curly quotes (“ ”), … More

Can you publish a digital version of your book on multiple distributor sites? Yes, provided you have not agreed to go … More