One of the many challenges facing writers in our new age of broken barriers and floods of books, is how far we all go with our self-promotion. Some of us...

Angela Clarke is The Sunday Times bestselling author of the Social Media Murder Series, including Follow Me, Watch Me, and Trust Me. Angela has produced an extensive collection of Writing Tips video tutorials on many...

This is one of our most popular posts, but as our archive is so huge, we know articles can get lost – so here as a reminder to anyone starting...

You’ve written a book. Congratulations, I mean it, and that’s coming from someone who: is completely incapable of writing a book and counts eating a whole tube of Pringles in one...

You write a book. You decide the world needs it. Ideally, you then either: Submit it to an agent who finds you a publisher Or self-publish in a professional way....

Copyright protections arise naturally once a work is created. If you have written an original literary or dramatic work then no formalities such as registration of the work are necessary...

I’m in that blissful state known as post-book-launch. My first published book, Mental, a short story collection, was launched three days ago. There was standing room only at the event....

Bestselling author Claire McGowan has recently added some free tips e-books to her website  www.ink-stains.co.uk (well worth downloading – they’re free!), so we asked her for her tips about writing a...

After introducing authors and readers to the 3D interactive book trailer, innovative website Inkflash now introduces the 3D book preview: a super-enhanced widget that works in any modern web browser...

Are you selling your books to the American market?  If so, you may have received royalties from the US in the past 3 years with up to 30% tax deducted....