What it takes
to publish well.
Indie publishing is its own discipline. The economics, the craft decisions, the pricing intuition, the way to think about comparable titles — most of it is learned by doing, or by talking to authors who've done it. This is a place to read what they've figured out.
Craft
The anatomy of a book
Front matter, body, back matter. What every section is for, what's required, and what indie authors typically miss.
Writing styles and voice — finding yours
Point of view, tense, register, and the underlying choices that shape every page. A practical guide for picking what fits your story.
Craft fundamentals every novelist eventually learns
Show don't tell, scene structure, pacing, revision. The basics, demystified — with the caveat that good writers break every rule on this list.
Business of writing
Novel statistics: word counts and what readers expect by genre
Average length by genre, the ranges that work, and the data behind what publishers and indie readers actually buy.
How to price your book using comps
Comparable titles are how publishers decide what a book should cost. Indie authors can use the same trick — here's the method.
Rights & legal
Writing with AI can cost you the copyright
Using generative AI to draft your book can weaken — or eliminate — the copyright on the parts it produced. What the U.S. Copyright Office actually requires, and how to keep your work protectable.
How to copyright your book: the registration process
Your copyright exists the moment you write the book — registration is what lets you enforce it. A plain walkthrough of the U.S. process, fees, timing, and what registration does and doesn't do.