What Is Copy Editing? What Book Authors Need to Know

What is the definition of copy editing? And what can a copyeditor do to your book manuscript? (This is part 1 of a two-part article).

Authors, EditingDaniel J. TortoraFebruary 27, 2021nonfiction, The Chicago Manual of Style, author tips, copy editing

How to Write an Introduction for a Self-Help Book

Here’s an organizational structure and some helpful tips for writing your self-help book introduction.

Authors, WritingDaniel J. TortoraFebruary 18, 2021nonfiction, parts of a book, author tips

Want Some Great Memoir Title Ideas? See These Tips, Formulas, and Examples.

Looking for a title for that memoir you’re writing? Here are some thoughts and some formulas you can try.

Authors, WritingDaniel J. TortoraJanuary 23, 2021book titles, memoirs, author tips

Self-Publishing Royalties: Rates, Comparisons, and Calculators for 2023

How much money can you make self-publishing and selling your book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Draft2Digital, and IngramSpark?

US History Books on the American Revolution in 2020: Traditional Publishing vs. Self Publishing

How many books on the American Revolution were published in 2020? This post compares traditionally-published and self-published books on the Revolutionary War published in 2020.

History, Authors, PublishingDaniel J. TortoraJanuary 1, 2021publishers, American Revolution, Revolutionary War

“Should I Write a Book?” Reasons to Write a Book (Nonfiction) and Reasons Not to

This post, geared toward nonfiction authors, shares when you should—or shouldn’t—write a book.

Authors, WritingDaniel J. TortoraJanuary 1, 2021writing, nonfiction, author tips