With over 600 five-star reviews, this book is key for launching your own.
Book Outline Template
Streamline your writing with our concise 25-page book outline template!
Character Development Worksheet
Stay organized to reveal your character’s motives and traits!
Fiction Writing Tutorial
Enhance your writing with our quick fiction guide, ready for instant download.
Strong Verbs List
Instantly improve your writing with over 300 strong verbs and the commonly used weak verbs they replace.
Free Copy of The Fundamentals of Fiction
Your roadmap to writing and publishing great fiction.
Become a Bestseller Webinar
Learn how to write your book and get to bestseller status.
Fiction Writing Workshop
Learn how to write great fiction that sells.
SMB Webinar
Learn how to successfully market your books.
Lead Magnets & Landing Pages
How to explode your email list — even if you have no marketing experience.
Social Media for Authors
Use your social media to sell more books, gain followers, & grow your author brand.
Book Formatting Mini Course
The ultimate quick-start book formatting course for authors.
For Fiction Authors
Finally move from “Fiction Writer” to “Fiction Author”! Get your story out of your head and onto paper and eliminate “story gaps” in as little as 24-hours with our outline challenge!
For Nonfiction Authors
Get started faster! Outline your book in as little as 24-hours (or longer if you need) with our mini-course designed to help you craft your outline quickly and with quality.
Word & Page Count
Calculate how many words are in your book.
Fiction Readthrough
Calculate how much a fiction series is worth.
Book Profit Calculator
Calculate how much your book is worth with Amazon royalties.
ROI Calculator
Calculate how much a book could scale and grow your business.
Commercial fiction and upmarket fiction can feel like confusing genres to differentiate, but they each have unique aspects that resonate with their intended audiences. Learn more about upmarket fiction here, as today we’re focusing on the commercial genre! I...
Creative writing encompasses a huge amount of art. Much of the creative writing you see on a regular basis might not even seem like creative writing at first! You may have even done some creative writing yourself without realizing it. We’re here today to talk about...
If you’re a writer in 2025, you’ve probably wondered, can ChatGPT write a book? With the rise of AI, the question has even shifted a bit from can AI write a book to should AI write a book. Writers, including myself, have experienced a range of emotions, from...
Dialogue can make or break your work of fiction. If your characters engage in unrealistic or unconvincing dialogue, it can shatter the spell for your readers and spoil their enjoyment. On the other hand, when done well, dialogue can make readers feel as if your story...
There are thirteen elements of fiction that are crucial to captivating storytelling. While it may feel like quite the handful of elements, it is is very possible to learn them and learn them well. When I wrote my first novel, I didn’t know much about character...
How long does it take to write a novel? That’s the question I hear often from aspiring authors – and I’ve seen a range of timelines in my work with thousands of authors at Self‑Publishing School. Some finish 60,000‑word first drafts in just 2 to 3 months, while...