Writers Blog

For authors keen to get published today, there are other routes to take besides just a big name publisher. Self-publishing has been around for a while thanks to Kindle, platforms like Amazon, and even vanity press outfits, but there’s also another option you may not be so familiar with—indie publishing. Like...

  You’ve been writing a really intense chapter. The scenes keep piling up, but you’re still not finished, and you’ve already reached eight thousand words. That’s when a thought occurs to you. How long should a chapter be? Is your chapter too long? Would the reader lose interest at this point? Would...

A Tale of Two Cities, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hobbit, The Little Prince, and The Da Vinci Code are among the best-selling books of all time. But what makes them a best-seller? Is it the creation of an amazing supernatural world, colourful characters, prominent themes of sex or...

Young Adult fiction, or YA, is a category of fiction largely written for adolescents and is so popular it can fly off the shelves, sell out in pre-orders, and become a blockbuster film. Think of the popularity of the ginger-haired Anne in Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery); the adventures of Ron,...

What is the certificate of English editing and why do you need it in the first place? Well, if you’re an academic who’s written a research paper, literature review, thesis, or any other form of academic text that is to be published in an academic journal, you might need to obtain a certificate of English...