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And what would you say is the benefit to publishing through you, as opposed to directly self-publishing through Amazon? (Just trying to get a better grasp of what it is ...

Are there any fees? Is the author required to purchase any copies of their book once published?

Introduction So I have recently been forcing myself to get back into that whole writing thing. I stopped completely a few years ago, back when I finished my education and ...

This is a very true and salient point. Many people seem to think they need to start their fantasy novels with a big ol' prologue that is just a massive ...

Glad to see this is generating discussion and debate! I thought that particular point about description might be a stickler for some. Rosey’s post, by the way, is fantastic, and ...

I think it's a solid concept, but one that will be hard to pull off. You'll essentially be writing three (or however many lives they go through in the course ...

I was bored and had this empty page opened up on Microsoft Word, so I splurged writing tips all over it. I then organised them into sections. Enjoy. Prose Craft: ...

Pokes. I hope I haven't put you off. =/

If you don't know how your story is going to end, how are you going to structure and pace it well? I suppose the obvious answer is 'lots of rewrites ...

Don't go the vanity publishing route. It won't sell. Bookstores and the like won't stock the book, and the 'publisher' won't advertise your book. No one will read your book ...

Only very well establish authors can sell novels that big, I'm afraid. As a first time author, 170,000 is completely unsellable - especially for the YA market. Consider splitting it ...

It seems a bit unfair to compare 16th Century drama to 21st Century prose - they're two very different things. =P What I was trying to say can essentially be ...

Actually, many young adult novels are under 50,000 words. They may go as low as 40,000 words. To be honest, there are no hard, definitive cut-off points on what constitute ...

Novels are typically around 100,000 words. It can go under or over a li'l depending on the genre and the age group it's aimed for. Anything over 120,000 words is ...

Consider writing a story that has less focus on plot, and more on character exploration? If you can handle a bit (well ... okay, a lot) of sex and violence, ...