Writing & Publishing

Read by the author. When you apply the StoryBrand framework your brand will stand out. Developing that framework to clarify your message and grow your business is about to get a whole lot simpler. . . Since the original publication of Building a StoryBrand, over one million business leaders have...

36 ways to improve your writing Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essay, your memo, your blog post, speech, or script. These essential rules for persuasive language...

After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular―and most enduring―fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories.

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself. *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME* Immensely helpful and illuminating to any...

The #1 New York Times bestselling account of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff. Hear the original story that was turned into an Oscar-winning film directly from the author, Michael Lewis, for the very first time.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, GOODREADS, AND MORE “Brilliant…A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir.” —The Wall Street Journal “In Joyride, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of...

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the...

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach....

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat!...

We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? In this wide-ranging history, Roland Allen reveals how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking.

Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3...

50th Anniversary Edition—With a new foreword on what Watergate means today. “The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days. The most devastating political...

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An accessible and inspirational guide to bringing the art and creativity of songwriting into your life, from the Grammy-winning cofounder of Wilco and Uncle Tupelo There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna...

This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that...

In Joel's Schwartzberg's 10-plus years as a strategic communications trainer, the biggest obstacle he's come across is that most speakers and writers don't have a point....

New York Times Bestseller “Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style” —Adam Haslett, Financial Times “A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language.” —Slate In this entertaining and erudite gem, world-class professor...

The study of sexual physiology has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson....

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER PULTIZER PRIZE WINNER The captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate In this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting...

Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into...

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet...

Experience a modern classic on writing as you've never heard it before. With nearly one million copies of Writing Down the Bones in print, Natalie Goldberg has helped change the way writing is practiced in homes, schools, and workshops across America. Through her heartfelt personal reflections...

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos. Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral...

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element. Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps...

36 ways to improve your writing Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essay, your memo, your blog post, speech, or script. These essential rules for persuasive language...

If you listen to nothing else on communication, listen to this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you speak more authentically, express your ideas with clarity and impact, and win over your audience. This book will inspire you to ask better questions to get more out of every discussion; listen for emotions and cues, not just facts; use visuals persuasively and effectively; sharpen your business writing to ensure your message sticks; and manage negative emotions during stressful conversations.

Is Structure the Hidden Foundation of All Successful Stories? Why do some stories work and others don’t? The answer is structure. In the 10-year anniversary edition of this beloved writing guide, you will discover the universal underpinnings that guarantee powerful plot and character arcs. An understanding of proper story and scene structure will help you to not only perfectly time your story’s major events, but will also provide you with an unerring standard to use in evaluating your novel’s pacing and progression.

This live workshop recording by writer, poet, and teacher Natalie Goldberg includes new writing exercises and support for writers, plus groundbreaking advice on structure, not addressed in her best-selling books Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind. “You create the universe,” she says. Also included, Natalie reads the introduction to her book Long Quiet Highway.

'The most honest account of addiction I have read. This is an invaluable book'. – Tony Adams. 'I've known the Secret Drug Addict for many years and there is no one better to write about addiction. A must read'. – Neville Southall. What is an addict? Who is susceptible, and why? How can I...

Making Your Story Better is the subject of this original audio workshop. Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler, two superstar screenwriting teachers, conduct a point/counterpoint discussion of what makes a great story tick, presenting their unique approaches to story structure, character arc, and how to give your story greater commercial appeal.

The House That Joy Built is about how to give ourselves permission to be creative. It explores all the big fears that can block our creativity, and the permission we can meet those fears with – not simply to create, but to revel in the life-changing wonder and joy of doing so. It offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is ruled by fear. In lyrical, inspirational prose, Holly Ringland examines her own sometimes difficult journey to a successful writing career and offers a wealth of encouragement for anyone who wants to unlock their imagination.

Over the past 6 years, Nicolas Cole has ghostwritten for more than 300 different industry leaders, C-Suite executives, founders of Silicon Valley startups, venture capitalists, and even Olympic athletes, Grammy-winning musicians, and New York Times bestselling authors. In 2017, Cole founded the first ghostwriting agency specializing in opinion articles online, and to date has ghostwritten more than 3,000 articles (under other people's names).

In Writing Rediscovered, author and writing scholar Elizabeth Wardle invites you to transform your approach to writing through nine powerful "threshold concepts." These foundational ideas will reshape how you think, feel, and act as a writer.

You don’t just want a book. You want a book that builds your brand, attracts clients, and grows your business. Most nonfiction authors stop at “published.” But smart authors (entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and experts) know that book publishing is only the beginning. Your book can do far more than sit on a shelf. It can build your authority, attract clients, and scale your business… if you understand book marketing, publishing, and how to position a book strategically. In Publish. Promote. Monetize, bestselling author and publisher H.J. Chammas reveals the proven system that ...

AI Prompt Writing Handbook Artificial Intelligence is changing how the world works. But there is one critical skill most people still don’t understand: How to communicate effectively with AI. The difference between weak results and powerful AI output often comes down to one thing — the prompt. The AI Prompt Writing Handbook is a practical step-by-step guide that teaches you how to write powerful prompts for today’s most important AI tools: • ChatGPT • Gemini • Microsoft Copilot • Claude • Perplexity • Midjourney • Grok Instead of vague theory, this book shows you exactly...

Stop Talking About Writing a Book. Start Finishing One. Most people say they want to write a book. They talk about it for years. They outline it. They wait for the perfect idea, the perfect time, or the perfect confidence. Few ever finish. And even fewer understand that writing the book is only half the journey. The Author’s Playbook: Writing, Publishing, and Selling Books in the Modern Age is a practical roadmap for turning ideas into finished manuscripts—and finished manuscripts into real opportunities. Written by an award-winning author who has published more than a dozen books—...

You wrote a book. Now what? You're staring at the 200-page masterpiece you banged out on your laptop. Your "baby" that you have agonized over. Rethought. Revised. Reframed.

Launch Your First Successful Romance Novel Most first books disappear quietly on Amazon. Not because the writing is bad. But because the launch is unfocused. If you’re publishing your first romance novel, this guide will show you how to give it a genuine chance of success - even if you don’t have an audience, a mailing list, or money for ads. Instead of guessing how Amazon works, you’ll learn how to launch strategically so your book can climb the charts and reach readers in your genre. I’m a professional romance ghostwriter who has written over 100 books, including titles that have ...

Delegate the dirty work. Keep the royalties. Reclaim your craft. You're three weeks from launch. Your blurb isn't landing, your keyword list is blank, and your story might have a plot hole. You know that AI is out there to help, but you approach it nervously as if it were the mafia. That's over! With my help, you'll convert these shady characters into unpaid yet dedicated assistants who are ready to jump at your command. Seven tireless specialists are waiting in your laptop, on free platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. At your fingertips, you've got a researcher, a ...

Build a real publishing business without a team, a giant audience, or years spent on one oversized book. The One-Person Vibe Publishing Business shows you how to create a portfolio of small, specific nonfiction books that solve real problems for real readers. Instead of betting everything on one title, you’ll learn how to publish useful books that work together as assets. This is not a book about flooding Amazon with generic AI content. It is a practical system for using AI as leverage while protecting quality, credibility, and trust. Inside, you’ll learn how to: find nonfiction topics ...

Escribes, pero tus libros no se venden. No es un problema de talento. Es un problema de conocimiento. Nadie te enseñó que escribir un buen libro es solo la mitad del trabajo. La otra mitad —la que separa a los autores que viven de su escritura de los que acumulan libros en un cajón— es saber llevar ese libro hasta las manos de las personas que lo necesitan. Y eso, exactamente eso, es lo que encontrarás en estas páginas. Este libro es una guía muy completa para autores que quieren construir una carrera real y sostenible viviendo de lo que escriben. Sin rodeos, sin tecnicismos ...

Stop relaunching your book after the reset. Start building a distribution system that compounds - continiously. Your book is not failing. It is being shared in ways the publishing system cannot honor. It moves through text threads, quiet recommendations, borrowed copies, and forwarded files, then comes back to you as silence. This book shows you how to end that loop. Stop Marketing Your Book: Build a Living Distribution System that Credits Every Share is a practical guide for the nonfiction author who wants real word of mouth, an author-owned audience, and a weekly baseline that holds, ...

Persevere in Your Writing A Practical Guide to Writer’s Block, Rejection, Perfectionism, and Long-Term Writing Motivation Does writing feel heavier than it used to? Many writers don’t quit because they lack talent. They quit because they get worn down—by rejection, writer’s block, creative burnout, and the relentless Inner Critic insisting they’re not good enough. Persevere in Your Writing is a practical guide to overcoming writer’s block, rebuilding writing motivation, and developing the discipline and mindset needed to finish your book and sustain a long-term writing career. ...

Raymond Chandler proved something that literary snobs and commercial publishers thought impossible: popular fiction and beautiful prose are not enemies. They are partners. His novels made crime fiction a vehicle for moral intelligence. His sentences became blueprints for how language itself can do justice. This is NOT a book about Philip Marlowe or Chandler's detective stories. This is a book about how Chandler built Marlowe; about the techniques, the observable patterns in the prose itself, the architectural principles that allow a detective to become a moral consciousness in a corrupt ...

If you’ve ever stared at a blank page, struggled to deepen a character, felt tangled in your own story, or struggled to navigate the ups and downs of life as a writer… this book gives you a new way in. Tarot For Writers is a practical, writer-focused introduction to using tarot as a creative tool. Whether you’re developing characters, shaping plot, breaking through writer’s block, or reflecting on your artistic direction, this book shows you how to use tarot as a symbolic thinking system for stronger storytelling. This is not a mystical manual. It’s a working writer’s guide. ...

¿Cuántos libros llevas empezados en tu disco duro? El 97% de escritores que empiezan un libro nunca lo terminan. No porque les falte talento. Porque les falta sistema. El Escritor Sin Excusas es la guía práctica del Método SAPERE: el sistema de escritura y publicación que Rais Busom ha usado para acompañar a decenas de escritores desde la idea hasta la publicación en Amazon KDP. 6 pilares. Un proceso. Sin rodeos. S — Sistema: Entiende por qué tu proceso actual no funciona y cómo construir uno que sí lo haga. A — Acelerado: La Velocidad Mínima Viable de Publicación: cómo ...

Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser—and what does that actually mean for your writing life? Every writer has a natural creative rhythm. Some thrive on outlines and structure. Others discover their stories in the heat of drafting. Most fall somewhere in between. Are You a Plotter, Pantser, or Plantser? is the first craft book designed to help you identify your instinctive process—and build a workflow that fits it. Whether you crave structure, chase spontaneity, or balance both, this book gives you the clarity, confidence, and practical tools to finish your stories—and enjoy the ...

Genette's narratology is one of the most influential frameworks in modern storytelling—and one of the hardest to read. This book makes it simple. With clear explanations, practical exercises, and examples you can apply immediately, it turns Genette's concepts into everyday tools for shaping scenes, controlling pacing, managing perspective, and guiding the reader's experience. A concise, accessible guide for writers who want to strengthen their craft and understand the mechanics behind powerful fiction. Gérard Genette mapped the hidden architecture of storytelling—how time bends, how ...

What if the book you write becomes the foundation of a $100K business? What if your book becomes a turning point in your career and life? Most creators think a book is something you publish after you’ve made it. In reality, a strategically written, authority-building book is the fastest way to become the person your industry turns to. One Book To $100K reveals the book to business transformation, a practical and proven path for committed creators, coaches, consultants and professionals who want to step out of obscurity, claim their expertise, and build a profitable business they’re ...