One of the most crucial elements to selling a book is also probably the most difficult element for authors to create: the book description. Your book description is your first impression, your chance to hook readers and secure a purchase. A great book description will get people interested, and it’s also your opportunity to get …
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Social media is a gold mine of unlocked potential to build a following, showcase your writing ability and helping you gain exposure. If you are a writer looking to get noticed or inspired, Instagram is a great way to connect with other authors and readers. According to The Medium Well, Instagram’s growth has outpaced the …
Along with libraries and coffee shops, bookstores are a haven for authors. It’s part of an author’s dream to see their book on the shelf of their local bookstore, but it’s getting harder and harder to get into bookstores. Of course, authors can work with bookstores and see their books on brick-and-mortar shelves. If independent …
By: Jonathan Hayashi Until recently, I never thought I would write a book. In fact, I almost did not write Ordinary Radicals because I was afraid people would assume I was simply trying to build a platform for my own popularity. The seeds of inspiration for writing were planted while I was a doctoral student at …
The worst mistake that you can make when writing for young adults is to oversimplify the material. Although young adults are complex human beings with intelligent minds, blog writers and pop psychologists will often try to boil an entire demographic down to a singularity, causing writers to err into a realm of unauthentic and oversimplified …
By: Julie Berry When I first started working on my book, I believed I could simply write and the words, ideas, and awe-inspiring stories would easily flow from my fingertips, through the keyboard, and onto the page. But then reality hit, and I felt like I was a lab rat lost in a very confusing …
You have only a few seconds—a quick glance across a shelf or scroll across a webpage. You have to make the most of that moment. The first pitch for your book comes on the cover. Great book covers give a hint of the journey within the book and make you want to investigate the book …
Here at Lucid Books, we help Christian writers build strong platforms for the messages that God has given them. We go beyond editing, marketing, and publishing your book. At Lucid Books, we offer thoughtful, faith-driven support to help you, your mission, and your faith flourish. In addition to the support we give our faith-based authors, …
Sometimes we need facts to dispel writer’s block, sometimes we need inspiration, but sometimes what we need is to be filled up. Not all writer’s block is actual blockage. Sometimes what we really mean is that we are empty. Writers are writers for their entire life, they may not be published writers for their entire …
Where do great ideas for stories and books come from? I know that many non-writers believe there is a book with great story ideas in it, or at least a book that taught great writers how to come up with great story ideas. Or maybe they believe that great writers were just born with …
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