by Heather Bury | Jun 3, 2026 | Author Guide
If you’ve got an idea for a book – or several people have planted the idea that you have valuable knowledge that you should share in a book – don’t start writing! That may sound counterintuitive, but when it comes to non-fiction, you will create a much better book if...
by Heather Bury | May 27, 2026 | Author Guide
Every author wants good reviews, ideally 5 stars, but it can be a great marketing tool to get reviews before publication and include a page or two of reviews at the front of the book. To do this, you’ll need to build time into the schedule for publication to allow...
by Heather Bury | May 20, 2026 | Author Guide
When you’ve got your first draft of your book done, what’s the next step? That depends on whether you think it’s pretty much there, or if it needs some work to get it to a point where you’re happy for other people to see it. If you’re not quite ready to share, your...
by Heather Bury | May 13, 2026 | Author Guide
So you have an idea for a book, then you take a look at Amazon and realise that lots of other authors have already written about this subject. You may feel disheartened; who needs yet another book about this? But scroll down a bit – and you’ll see some subheadings;...
by Heather Bury | May 6, 2026 | Author Guide
Many authors consider using AI to be ‘cheating’, and, at the other end of the spectrum, people are using AI to write books from end to end. Traditional publishing houses don’t like AI and will require you to sign a statement that says AI did not write any part of your...
