Dedicated to empowering UK authors in their self-publishing journey, this blog category covers everything from websites and resources to advice and insights on services that help you create high-quality novels.
I also emphasise the importance of proofreading to help polish your work and stand out from other self-publishing authors, ensuring your reviews never complain about your books being littered with errors.
When you’re looking for a proofreader for your novel, a proofreading enquiry is a valuable tool in determining the best fit for you. The information you put into an enquiry form helps proofreaders work out what you’re looking for and whether they can meet your needs. Other than availability and… Read More »What to include in a fiction proofreading enquiry
If you’ve finished your story, you might be starting to look for a fantasy editor. Hiring an editor is a big deal for any author, and making sure you hire someone with experience in your genre is important. Here to answer some questions about editing is Aimée Hill of AJ… Read More »What you need to know about hiring a fantasy editor
When you’re publishing a book series, you need to think about each individual book as well as the whole series. Part of this is considering your editorial team – the editors and proofreader that work on your book series. As with most questions, the answer on whether you should use… Read More »Why your book series should use the same editors and proofreader
We’re writers – of course we struggle to stay motivated. Using affirmations can be a great way to stay motivated and challenge imposter syndrome. I’ve used affirming statements to help me get through many situations. To help myself and others more, I’ve compiled 91 affirmations for writers. Many of us… Read More »Affirmations for writers
As a self-publishing author, you’re probably overwhelmed with everything you need to do before you can release your book. There are so many new terms to learn about. So many services you didn’t know people used, and you’re not sure what you need. So why do you need a professional… Read More »Why you need a professional proofreader for your novel
If it’s your dream to be a romance author, you need these tips for writing, editing, and publishing a romance novel. Romance is the most popular fiction genre, with around 40 million romance books sold within a year. Self-published romance authors are emerging every day, but the demand for romance… Read More »Top tips for aspiring romance authors
Self-publishing a novel can be really difficult, especially when it comes to finding and hiring all the individual services you need. When it comes to proofreading, you want to find the best proofreader for your novel, but where do you start? Finding a proofreader doesn’t have to be difficult, but… Read More »How do you pick the best proofreader for your novel?
You might already be familiar with the term ‘sensitivity reading’, but maybe you’ve just come across another term: ‘authenticity reading’. Whether you’ve just read it somewhere or someone has recommended you find an authenticity reader, here’s everything you need to know about what authenticity reading is. Authenticity reading is a… Read More »What you need to know about authenticity reading
You’ve got a book, whether you’ve finished the first draft or you’re through to the third draft. You need to decide whether to self-publish it or take it to publishers in the hope that they’ll publish it for you. How do you decide? There are 3 major questions you can… Read More »How to decide whether to pursue self-publishing or traditional publishing
Many authors aren’t aware of all the steps involved publishing a book, because traditional publishing takes care of it all. When self-publishing, authors have to handle everything themselves. So many ask: Why is proofreading important? Proofreading is an essential step in the publishing process, the last quality check before a… Read More »Why is proofreading important for your self-published book?