6 Ways to Give a Better Book Reading
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Readings are a delicate art - even if you don't suffer from stage fright, a poor reading can turn away a potential audience. Improve your next public reading with these 6 tricks!
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Takeaway Tips for Using Active & Passive Voice
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Employ both active and passive voice with confidence and sophistication when writing your manuscript using this helpful guide!
Read MoreThe Anatomy of an Effective Book Cover
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Well-written, compelling content makes up the body and soul of your book, but its cover design is comparable to getting dressed; it immediately allows potential readers to experience your story’s personality. An effective book cover propels readers to learn what’s inside.
Read MoreWhat Makes a Book a Bestseller?
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Becoming a bestselling author is a dream of many aspiring writers, but both readers and writers alike may be surprised to learn that attaining bestseller status may not be as lofty a goal as one might think.
Read MoreTips for Copyrighting Your Book
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Formally registering your work with a copyright office is an extra step you can take to get peace of mind knowing your work is safe from infringement. If you're seeking to protect your work, there are some general rules you need to keep in mind.
Read MoreThe 5 Most Popular Types of Professional Editing
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Feedback from a professional editor will not only better your chances of commercial success, it will encourage and develop your writing to help you grow as an author. If you are serious about achieving success as a published author, consider doing your research on the editing services available to you and working with an editor through the writing process.
Read MorePenny for her thoughts: Interview with Little Copper Pennies Author Susan Harris
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Finding inspiration in the everyday drives FriesenPress-published author Susan Harris. Her book, little copper pennies, examines the life of the (now defunct) Canadian penny, weaving a history that's both pragmatic and heartwarmingly nostalgic. We spoke with Harris about adapting a general reader to a children's picture book, obtaining media coverage, little copper pennies' journey through traditional publishing and much more!
Read MoreMake your dialogue deliver a one-two punch
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For many writers, figuring out how to punch up their dialogue is a bit of a challenge. As one literary agent says, “good dialogue illuminates your characters, moves your plot forward and develops relationships.” She goes on to write, “If you find that your dialogue does need explanation, then frankly, something is wrong with your dialogue.”
Read MoreEarn up to 70% in royalties with FriesenPress eBooks:
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FriesenPress unveils our new eBook publishing service, offering our valued authors with DRM free eBooks royalties of up to 70%. FriesenPress will promote them online at the FriesenPress bookstore, where readers can download all eBook formats (PDF, ePub and Kindle Format) to their devices for one price.
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Interview with the FriesenPress editor / author Rhonda Hayter
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I think that one of the reasons that self-publishing is finally earning respect, is because people have come to understand that while writing may be a solitary pursuit, publishing a book is not. It’s very much a collaborative effort…and it should be. It was a number of years before I read a single self-published book that was worth the paper it was written on. That is absolutely not the case now…and it’s unquestionably because writers are working with editors before they publish.
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