Book Writing and Publishing Blog

88 Words that Shakespeare Invented (Well, Kind Of)

History’s greatest playwright and writer William Shakespeare did not only write words—he actually invented quite a few of his own! But can anyone just “invent” words? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of communicating so people can understand you? Did Shakespeare...

25 Best Biographies of All Time: Discover History’s Most Intriguing Characters

Biographies are stories of a person’s life written by someone who has thoroughly researched that individual. This genre offers a great opportunity to learn about important figures, study the time period they lived in, and even understand more about the human...

32 Hilarious Library Puns to Brighten Your Day

Puns can be a great way to break the ice at social gatherings, or to bring a smile to someone's face (even if it's only for how corny the joke is!). Puns require a bit of creativity and some bending of the laws of language. Library puns, or puns about books and book...

How to Fact Check: Verifying Information You Write

Fact checking is an important skill for anyone in the field of communication. Experienced writers, journalists, and reporters are adept at citing references for the information they share with others. This helps ensure that anything they quote can be traced back to...

How to Get Publicity for Your Book: Tips, Tools, and Successful Strategies

You may have had personal reasons for writing your book, but if you want your message to reach thousands of readers, you're going to have to roll up your sleeves and get to work on a knockout publicity plan. It would be great if your book could just sell itself, but...

3 Writing Issues That Give You Away as Inexperienced

You’re finally starting to work as a professional writer. You’re excited, but you also have lots of doubts and fears. Will people be able to tell you’re new to the professional writing game? We’ve all been there. Submitting your first pieces of writing can be...

21 Helpful Books About Depression that Offer Support

We now know that depression is much more widespread and common than previously thought, especially in these days of social media and extremely busy lifestyles. Studies show that the constant “alert mode” that we set ourselves on contributes to the prevalence of...

The Culture Code Review: Examining Daniel Coyle’s Guide to Successful Teams

If you had to bet on whether a group of business students or a group of kindergarteners would win a design challenge, where would you put your money? Even if that challenge was to build a tower out of uncooked spaghetti, most of us would probably be surprised to find...

20 Funny Books for Teens: The Best Books to Entertain Young Adults

The teenage years are filled with such emotional highs and lows that any teen will find a breath of fresh air in a book that reminds them they're not alone on this journey to adulthood. And since each of us must pass through the turbulent teen years, adults and...

How to Decline a Job Offer Gracefully (with Examples)

We spend a lot of time preparing ourselves to land the right job, but sometimes you might find yourself in a position where you actually need to decline a job offer. This could be for a variety of reasons. You might, for example, receive two offers of employment at...