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Your own life and personal experiences can be great inspiration for your novels. Here are some tips to help you turn your personal experiences into a novel.

To make a living as an author, an author platform is required, whether you are self-published or with a traditional publisher. Here are 9 essential steps to build an author platform.

Your author brand is the identity or personality you show your readers. Here are some steps to developing an author brand.

Too many new authors want to give their characters everything, but to create believable and relatable characters, they must experience failure.

Book awards serve as markers of excellence, providing recognition and validation for authors’ work. For writers based in the United Kingdom, check out these numerous prestigious awards available to honor outstanding literary achievements.

Using strong verbs can help you fulfill that adage of “show, don’t tell.” Here are several ways you can switch out weak verbs for strong verbs.

If you’re looking to join a writing group, these tips will help you find the right one for you.

In the competitive world of literature, one avenue that shouldn’t be overlooked to boost sales and recognition is author and book awards. Here is Part Two of a comprehensive list of literary awards in the United States.

In the competitive world of literature, one avenue that shouldn’t be overlooked to boost sales and recognition is author and book awards. Here is Part One of a comprehensive list of literary awards in the United States.

A sudden influx of negative reviews with complaints that are not relevant to the actual novel might be review bombing. What can an author do?

As an author, you probably spend a lot of time on your computer, creating files that would be devastating to lose. Here is why you should back up your data, along with some ways to do so.

Do you dream of seeing the words “New York Times Bestseller” stamp across your book cover? Have you spent time staring at the lists of bestsellers and wondered what it would take for your book to join them?

Did you know that there are several things you can do to get AI to sound more like you and less like itself? Let’s take a look at several tricks and tips to up your ChatGPT writing game.

Books that go viral on TikTok make big bucks, and many savvy authors are wondering how they can crack the TikTok code so that they can enjoy some of the benefits TikTok has to offer. Let’s take a look at authors who are crushing it.

When it comes to marketing and other less creative fields, AI can benefit authors and writers by helping them do the things outside of writing that they don’t enjoy as much.

AI can be the personal assistant you always wanted but never could afford. Here are some ways you can use AI to assist your own creative efforts.

AI has been the source of much discussion lately in the reader, writing, and art communities. Here are some thoughts as we move forward into a future many of us never imagined.

Estate planning is something we all need to think about, even if we’re young and healthy. Copyright ownership is part of estate planning, and you can will the copyright of your books to someone. Let’s talk about how!

These answers to some of the most common questions about copyrighting an author’s works will empower you to protect your work.