by Heather Bury | Jul 10, 2026 | Author Guide
Everyone can write, but not everyone can write well. What’s the difference between copy that is read and copy that never gets read? The obvious answer is the headline. And renowned copywriter king, Ted Nicholas, recommended that you spend 80% of your writing time on...
by Heather Bury | Jul 3, 2026 | Author Guide
From a standing start writing a book seems like a marathon for most people. It requires lots of preparation and training, after all, you wouldn’t set off on a marathon without putting in the training, would you? Writing a book is more like a marathon than a 100 metre...
by Heather Bury | Jun 24, 2026 | Author Guide
Let’s start with what is ‘standard size’ – that’s simple, there isn’t one! Look at your bookshelf, I’m confident that, while many books will be a similar size, there will be quite a few that don’t ‘fit’ that same height and depth formula. When I published my first...
by Heather Bury | Jun 17, 2026 | Author Guide
OK – AI could write a book for you, providing you give it a really good brief, but most authors want to produce something more original than any AI can produce. Remember, AI doesn’t create original ideas – it gathers information and presents it in response to your...
by Heather Bury | Jun 10, 2026 | Author Guide
If you’re thinking of writing your signature book to share your valuable knowledge and experience, don’t wait until your manuscript goes to print to start marketing. Start now. Or as the proverb goes The best time to start [marketing] would have been five years...
by Heather Bury | Jun 3, 2026 | Author Guide
If you’ve got an idea for a book – or several people have planted the idea that you have valuable knowledge that you should share in a book – don’t start writing! That may sound counterintuitive, but when it comes to non-fiction, you will create a much better book if...
