Writing & Publishing

The words that get a book listing rejected (title, subtitle, keywords)

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Kindle Unlimited and your first chapter: what KDP Select actually allows

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Cover the wrong shape for a store? Crop, fit or stretch it (and see what you lose)

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Will every store take your ebook cover? Check before you upload

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Word manuscript to EPUB and a print PDF, without buying formatting software

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

35% or 70%: what a Kindle sale actually pays you

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

What a paperback actually earns per copy on KDP, IngramSpark, D2D and B&N

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Pick a trim size every printer offers (before your cover is designed)

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

How many ISBNs do you actually need? (And when the free one is fine)

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

What margins should your paperback have? It depends on your page count

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Why your cover is a different size at KDP and IngramSpark (and how to get it right first time)

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Told your cover is RGB and needs to be CMYK? What that means, and a free converter

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Your designer sent a PNG and KDP wants a PDF: how to turn it into a print-ready cover

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Tapas is closing. Another reminder not to keep your work in one place

Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago

Burnout, pacing, and why the rapid-release crowd isn't your benchmark

Started by R. S. Breed · 2 months ago

Using AI in your writing, and what you should disclose

Started by R. S. Breed · 3 months ago

Series or standalone for your next book? The honest trade-offs

Started by R. S. Breed · 3 months ago

If you do one marketing thing this year, make it an email list

Started by R. S. Breed · 4 months ago

Are audiobooks worth it for indies? The mid-2026 version

Started by R. S. Breed · 4 months ago

Writing around a day job

Started by R. S. Breed · 5 months ago

Launch week with no budget. What's actually worth your time?

Started by R. S. Breed · 5 months ago

Ebook pricing basics, for anyone who's been guessing

Started by R. S. Breed · 6 months ago

Keep your own copies of everything

Started by R. S. Breed · 7 months ago

Your blurb is not a synopsis

Started by R. S. Breed · 7 months ago

Getting useful feedback from beta readers

Started by R. S. Breed · 7 months ago

Dealing with rejection without letting it steer the book

Started by R. S. Breed · 8 months ago

Getting honest reviews without paying for them

Started by R. S. Breed · 8 months ago

The cover mistakes that keep turning up

Started by R. S. Breed · 9 months ago

Querying or self-publishing? An honest comparison, not a sales pitch

Started by R. S. Breed · 9 months ago

Imposter syndrome doesn't seem to care how many books you've finished

Started by R. S. Breed · 10 months ago