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Kids Books For All Ages
Children’s books are unique in the publishing world. Filled with full-color images and often formatted in unique ways, children’s books require more finesse to publish than many other genres. If you’ve written a kids’ book, you should choose a publisher that has experience with stories like yours. That’s where Palmetto Publishing can help. Dozens of…
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New Year, New Book, Achieve Your Publishing Goals
Most people begin the new year driven by their goals and resolutions. The new year is a great time to stop procrastinating and focus on your new book. Now that it’s a few months into the new year, it’s time to check in and do a self-evaluation of your progress. How are those goals coming…
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What Makes a Good Cookbook?
Committing to writing and publishing a cookbook requires research and detail to make your work user-friendly and stand out from the competition. Therefore, to successfully market it, you may be thinking, “what makes a good cookbook?” Luckily, there are several answers to this question with key components to help you feel confident about publishing. Fill…
Self-Publishing
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7 Steps to Writing a Great Book Proposal
So you wrote a book — now what? Writing a manuscript is a huge accomplishment, of which you should be proud. However, now that your manuscript is finished, your next hurdle is to get it published. The good news is that a publishing company can help with that. But to do so through a publishing…
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Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
Publishing a book might feel daunting. From editing to book layout and cover design, it’s a long journey. But it’s a journey every author has to take. The first step on the road to publication is deciding which route you want to pursue: traditional or self-publishing. This guide will walk you through the differences between…
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How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?
You might find it surprising to learn that despite all of our modern gadgets, people read now more than ever. 2022 saw print book sales exceeding 788 million and e-book sales over 191 million. If you have a story, you have a readership waiting to find it. You just need a platform to provide the…
The Writing Process
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The New Year’s Book Writing Game Plan
It’s a new year — time to reset, start fresh, and achieve. Whether you’re starting a brand-new project or want to finally finish that old manuscript you’ve been working on, this is your year to make it happen. All you need is the right game plan. What works for one author might not be best…
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Did You Miss NaNoWriMo? Don’t Let That Stop You From Writing Your Novel!
Whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned writer, you probably have plenty of exciting ideas for potential novels. But writing, editing, and publishing a book can be difficult and time-consuming. National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, allows writers to face this challenge head-on. During this annual event, writers race to produce 50,000 words of a new…
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Elements of a Great Story
So you’re thinking of self-publishing your own book. It’s a story that resonates deeply within you that you can’t wait to share with the world. But does it include the four key elements of a great story it needs to become a successful published work? Palmetto Publishing is here to answer your questions and help…
Motivation
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Plot-Driven vs. Character-Driven Books: How to Write Each
What forces drive your story forward from beginning to end? Most narratives fall into two categories: character-driven or plot driven. Character-driven books tend to emphasize the protagonist’s internal growth. By contrast, plot-driven stories progress due to external conflicts and events that happen to the characters. Both approaches require different book-writing strategies. By choosing the style…
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Finding Your Big Book Idea
If you asked a published author how to write a book, the first thing on your mind is probably where great ideas come from. Spoiler alert: even seasoned writers sometimes wonder about this. Creativity is a slippery beast; sometimes there’s an endless flow of plots and characters waiting to come alive on the page, and…
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How To Push Through Delays
Writing a book is a daunting task. As you may have already discovered, it calls for much more than having a great story in mind. You will likely hit some roadblocks in the writing and publishing processes. In addition to writing, there are details like developing a professional book design, book interior formatting, book title…
Editing
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Different Types of Book Editing
Sharing a book you’ve written is like introducing a child you’ve raised. You’ve poured your heart and soul into it. You want it to be excellent. And it can be — but no one can do it alone. That’s why book editing services are so important. Why Do You Need a Professional Editor? Authors are…
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Fact Checking Tips for Authors
The joy and excitement you experience when you release your book into the world can quickly be replaced with fear and anxiety. The social climate today has become a haven for “cancel-culture” and “fake news.” Any misinformation can potentially discredit you and cause your book to get boycotted and “canceled.” To avoid falling victim to…
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How To Handle Editing and Feedback
All aspects of the making of a book are important, but in the hierarchy of things that are important, your editor is near the top. You may have given your book legs, but your editor will give it wings. Being able to handle the feedback you’re getting from them, be it good or bad, is…
Formatting
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The Benefits of Having Different Formats of Your Book Available
Few things are as exciting to an author as holding their finished book for the first time. But what style should it be? Paperback or hardback? What size? Read on for advice on making these critical book formatting decisions. Print Book Formatting: What’s Available? Print books are available in several different size categories.1 The industry…
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How To Make Your Book Look Professional
When it comes to self-publishing your book, the devil is in the details. Completing your manuscript is a huge accomplishment worth celebrating, but don’t forget that there are important finishing touches to be added before you can officially celebrate the final product. Professional Book Design Tips As a self-publishing author, it’s up to you…
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Choosing fonts: What font should I use for my book?
When you publish a book, you are creating a brand. Every decision you make when developing your book should relate to the brand you want to create. Choosing fonts for your book is important for establishing its tone. Many amateur authors make the same common mistake when designing the interior of their book — they…
Design and Illustration
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How To Choose An Illustration Style
What are your favorite books? Call to mind the books that stood out to you in childhood through adolescence and into adulthood. Can you envision the book illustrations, either the internal illustrations or the book cover design? Of course, the primary substance of a book comes from the written story itself and the book editing….
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Different Types of Book Illustrations
Illustrations aren’t just for children’s books. No matter what genre you’re writing for, book illustrations can help create an immersive experience for your readers. Many popular books offer an illustrated version that allows the readers to see the author’s vision. Additionally, illustrations help convey messages and draw attention to specific details. Illustration Styles The…
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Why You Need a Cover Designer
The cover of your book will be the first thing a potential reader judges. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” and yet we all do it. Your cover design should spark an engaging reaction from your potential readers. To do this, you need a cover that speaks to your…
eBooks and Audiobooks
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How To Make Your Book An Audiobook
The audiobook market has skyrocketed in recent years and only continues to do so. After all, many people prefer listening to books on the go, whether during their morning commute or at the gym. Even better, audiobooks provide an elevated book experience. Listeners can feel completely immersed in the story thanks to the narration. So,…
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eBook Formatting Tips For Self-published Authors
There’s much to consider when you go the route of self-publishing a book. Formatting is an essential and lengthy part of the process, but it can also be overwhelming! Even more so if you’re not tech-savvy but want to create an eBook version of your manuscript. That’s why we’ve written this article on eBook formatting…
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Print Books Vs. eBooks: Why not both?
There was a time when eBooks were taking over the book publishing market. However, while digital media has more significantly disrupted other tangible press (think of newspapers and CDs), people continue to love owning physical books. Physical books still outsell e-books, and according to Nielsen Book International, genres that do well in print include nature,…
Marketing
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What Is a Lead Magnet and Why Do You Need One?
Thanks to the internet, today’s writers can use countless strategies to connect with new audiences and market their books. A lead magnet is one particularly effective way to capture readers’ attention. This simple strategy involves giving away free content to people who perform a specific action. Creating a lead magnet is a useful book marketing…
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How Much Does It Cost to Market A Book?
You’ve worked hard to write and polish your book, and you want to ensure it gets into the hands of readers. Many writers hope that the quality of their writing and illustrations will attract audiences, but even the best book won’t sell copies if readers never hear about it. If you want your book to…
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What to Include on Your Back Cover and How to Write it
Imagine a potential reader selecting your book. Maybe the reader recognizes the title because you’ve employed some good book marketing. Or maybe your book cover design is attractive. What’s likely next is the quick twist of the wrist that allows your reader to check out the back cover of your book. The reader will briefly…
