In the United States, the total value of the children’s book market is $2 billion. Publishing groups show that the children’s book market is growing—even while the adult book market stagnates. School principals, librarians, and parents are always looking to fill their kid lit collections. Does your book have a place in the market? Yes! Your […]

We’re here to tell you how to get the edge on your competition. The best way to become a popular author is to write something people want to read – it’s obvious, right? Well, we’re here to tell you what the five most popular genres and sub-genres will be in 2022, to help you to […]

You’ve written a great children’s picture book. The problem? You’re not an artist! You know what to do when writing a book. But how do you create great children’s book illustrations? And what kind of illustrations are right for your book? Here, we’ll walk through how to match your vision with a style that works. […]

Table of Contents What exactly is Typesetting? You might have come across Typesetting under one of it’s pseudonyms. Some people might simply refer to it as Formatting; and in the publishing world, it’s often referred to as Book Page Composition. But what is it? It’s basically just how your book is laid out on the […]

Table of Contents In 2020, fiction sales in the UK rose by more than £100m for UK publishers. Non-fiction and children’s book sales also rose 4% and 2%, respectively. And no matter what tech enthusiasts would like us to believe, the book industry is thriving and won’t be losing steam any time soon. But as any new author […]

Imagine you just published your next novel, and it’s already on its way to becoming a best seller. That all sounds like a dream, especially if you frequently get writer’s block. Luckily, you can get over a creative hump, and you can finish your book. Then, you can live the dream as a published author. […]

Table of Contents So you’ve finally finished your manuscript; months, sometimes years of hard work and you’ve got that first draft, second or third draft down. And now you’re asking yourself, what’s next? You want to send it off to a publisher, but they’ll ask you – have you had this Copyedited, have you had […]

In this post I will discuss: Table of Contents Why Illustrations are so important in children’s books For younger readers, illustrations are key to holding the child’s attention. If you have read a book with a child, you will see how they engage with the illustrations. They will point to them or even interact with […]

Self-publishing is a great way to take control of your publishing process and become an author in as little as 10 to 12 weeks. We know that self-publishing can be a daunting task. In this article, we will address the following points. Table of Contents WHY should you self-publish a book? Most articles on self-publishing […]

So you’ve finished the final draft of your book. You have the perfect cover design. You’re mere weeks away from going to print. Now you just need to work on that final touch: the blurb. Easy, right? For many writers, the prospect of whittling that 80,000-word manuscript, toiled over for the best part of a […]