Writers tend to be loners. Getting too close to others, even other writers, can be a massive drain and a difficult obligation...

Your cover is one of the most important factors in selling your book. People will judge your book by its cover...

Kindle Vella opened for readers earlier this month (July 2021). As a new serial publishing service offered by Amazon, this platform...

The right blurb will sell your book. Your advertising might get readers to your page, and your cover might entice people...

Self-publishing means learning a lot about the publishing process, but bookbinding is one step most authors skip learning entirely.

Some people get rich off of self-publishing. Some people don’t get rich but still manage to earn a reliable living from writing fiction...

First the bad news: Editing is critical to your success. And no, reading out loud to yourself is not good enough.

Writing to market is a controversial idea. No one wants to sell out as a writer. Chances are, if you write fiction...

Book publishing is an active and competitive market, so new publishers are always hopping into the spotlight to try to find the next hit.

Self-publishing even a single book can easily become expensive. That's the reason so many authors stay away from self-publishing...

Once you’ve crafted the perfect book, you want it to get the attention it deserves. But finding readers is more complicated...

Usually when we talk about mailing lists on Pen and Glory, we’re talking about running and optimizing your own. But let’s put a spin...

Finishing a draft of a novel is an accomplishment in itself, and well worth the time off you can (and should) take to celebrate.

Culling your mailing list is a controversial topic among anyone who has a list worth culling. You worked hard to win the trust...

Over the course of drafting your book, you’ll likely read it multiple times to perform some rudimentary editing on your own...

Bookselling giant Amazon has a number of different built-in ways for authors to market their books...

Considering that writing is such a peaceful, calm activity, it can lead to more than its fair share of...

Designing your own covers can be a lot of fun, and many authors try their hand at cover design at some point. With the many graphic tools...

You have professional editors, and you have self-revisions, and then you have the third step: beta readers.

There are pages of cover artists on Fiverr. Cover design is a popular niche, but some artists are far more advanced than others.