Resources

Practical guides, no fluff.

Everything we wish we could hand to every author on their first consult. Share them, print them, use what helps.

  1. 01

    Editorial · · 6 min

    Is your manuscript actually ready for editing?

    Five honest questions to answer before you send your book to a professional editor, and save yourself one or two revision rounds.

  2. 02

    Design · · 7 min

    What a cover needs to do in the first 0.3 seconds.

    The three jobs your cover must accomplish before a reader even reads the title, and why most indie covers fail all three.

  3. 03

    Production · · 5 min

    ISBNs, explained without the jargon.

    Whose name is on the ISBN matters more than most first-time authors realize. Here is what it controls and why you want your own.

  4. 04

    Marketing · · 8 min

    The launch-week myth.

    Most books do not sell on launch week; the ones that keep selling do a handful of things in the 90 days that follow, and this is the playbook.

  5. 05

    Marketing · · 6 min

    How to price your book without guessing.

    Print pricing, eBook pricing, and the psychology of the $2.99 vs $4.99 decision, with actual math, not gut feel.