We all know not to judge a book by its cover. But can the same be said about its title? The title of a book is one of the key pieces of information that a potential book buyer uses to judge...

The internet is probably the best thing that ever happened to individual authors trying to get their name out there. It has effectively leveled the playing field with traditional publishing houses...

How do they do it? How do those other writers always make such good points and keep you hooked, engaged and excited? Sometimes it just feels like magic. With one writer an hour can pass before...

Books sell best through word-of-mouth. A reader reads a book, then recommends that book. These recommendations travel along networks. It can be a celebrity recommending a book to millions via...

I've written numerous spec features for newspapers and magazines in various countries and discovered something very interesting - the articles I had fun writing were always accepted by editors. The...