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Professional Book Cover Design Cost: What Should You Expect?

October 19, 2026

The question shows up in nearly every first conversation I have with an author. Somewhere between “I’ve finished the draft” and “what happens next,”...

Why Do Readers Stop Reading a Novel Halfway Through?

October 17, 2026

Most authors I talk to are not really afraid of bad reviews. What bothers them is the reader who never says anything at all....

Why Does My Book Feel Boring Even Though the Story Is Good?

October 15, 2026

Last spring an author emailed us her manuscript with one line in the body. “Everyone loves the idea. I fall asleep reading it.” Funny...

Step-by-Step Guide to Filling Out the KDP Tax Interview (W-8BEN)

October 13, 2026

Nobody sets up a publishing account hoping to spend an evening on tax forms. You want to upload your book, pick a cover, and...

How Much Money Do You REALLY Need to Publish a Book in 2026? [Cost Breakdown]

October 12, 2026

Every few weeks somebody asks me the same thing, usually in a slightly nervous voice: “Okay, but how much is this actually going to...

Can Amazon Detect AI-Generated Books? (KDP Policy Guidelines)

October 9, 2026

A friend of mine, a first-time author, asked me a question last month that I now hear almost every week: “If I use ChatGPT...

The Complete Amazon KDP Publishing Guide: Ebook, Paperback & Hardcover [2026 Edition]

October 7, 2026

If you’ve got a finished manuscript just sitting on your hard drive right now, staring at you every time you open your laptop, you’re...

Is It Better to Publish One Book at a Time or Build a Series?

October 5, 2026

I once knew an author who spent eight months planning a five book fantasy saga. Maps, timelines, a glossary, even a half sketched cover...

Can ChatGPT or Google Gemini Write a Full Book? (Pros & Cons for Authors)

October 3, 2026

A woman in a writing group I sat in on a while back announced that she’d finished her novel. Sixty thousand words, done in...