So, you have written, edited and printed your book. Congratulations! You have accomplished quite an achievement and you should be extremely proud. Now you are about to face your greatest challenge yet: convincing your fellow literary lovers that they should read your book. It is a noisy world out there: the average person receives thousands…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Cut, Cut, Cut Writers often fall in love with their words and phrases. Cutting your work down can feel like you are removing your…
Read moreYou’ve probably known for a while that you want to write a book. Now, all you need to do is get the words onto the page. Of course, anyone who has ever sat down to write anything more than a grocery list knows that it’s rarely so simple. But just as every thousand-mile journey must…
Read moreOne of the top reasons readers purchase a particular book is the book’s endorsements and reviews. Yet many books don’t include a single endorsement on their cover or have a single review on the major online retailers’ sites. Endorsements and reviews provide confirmation of the book’s quality and remove uncertainty from the transaction. Online reviews…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Write a Draft While you write, remember that your manuscript is only finished when you decide it is. Don’t feel pressure to write perfectly…
Read moreSo whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31 I attended my first Catalyst Conference last week in Atlanta and was blown away by the caliber of speakers and excitement of the young leaders attending. Catalyst was conceived in 1999 by Andy…
Read moreEntry is open for the 2012 Women of Faith Writing Contest. Submit your previously unpublished manuscript for a chance to be published for free by WestBow Press with the possibility of being picked up for traditional publishing with Thomas Nelson, the largest Christian publisher in the world. Submission is free. Register now and view the…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Play Around with Your Process Type in large font so your words and sentences are bold before you. In the middle of a piece,…
Read moreOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at WestBow Press, we are honored to have published a book by author and breast cancer survivor Amy Hauser…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Avoid Dull Writing Each of us works at writing on two levels: a creative, unconscious level and a critical, conscious level. The unconscious produces creative…
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