Articles For Authors

17th February 2020 Creating that perfect character is something every author aspires to. While several have succeeded in recent years, finding that all-important protagonist who will appeal to almost everyone remains one of the holy grails of modern fiction-writing. One author who can lay claim to having found all the ingredients that work is Jeff Kinney. The 47-year-old … Continue reading How Jeff Kinney sold more than 200 million children’s books

16th December 2019 Lee Child is one of modern literature’s most unlikely success stories – because he ignores the rules and writes just for himself. If this world-famous sought-after author told you he doesn’t plan a single plot and has always ignored advice being offered, would you believe him? Only picking up the pen after being made redundant … Continue reading Lee Child’s tips for writing success: no planning and ignore advice!

8th October 2019 Advice for improving your writing can be found far and wide. An array of influential linguists, creative writing tutors and, of course, published authors, all freely offer their opinions on crafting the perfect sentence, paragraph, chapter and novel. But, here at PublishNation, to avoid the constant contradictions, we thought we’d step back in time and … Continue reading George Orwell’s six golden rules for every writer to follow

12th August 2019 Writing a novel isn’t easy – just ask Robert Harris. But the author of Fatherland, Enigma and The Ghost has established himself as one of the world’s best-selling novelists through hard work and following a few golden rules. The former journalist believes that valuable advice from three fellow writers has, for him at least, made … Continue reading Planning, plotting and persistence with Robert Harris

16th April 2019 Writing a good blurb is one of the most important ways to attract people to your book and encourage them to buy it. Here, you can learn some tips on how to create a blurb that will help readers understand what your book is about and why they should buy it. Firstly, what’s a blurb? … Continue reading Writing a good book blurb

19th January 2019 There are probably few people who haven’t heard of George R. R. Martin, and if they haven’t heard of him, they will almost certainly be familiar with award-winning hit TV series Game of Thrones. In 1991 Martin began writing a fantasy novel, and over the years that followed, he produced several sequels that turned into … Continue reading Game of Thrones’ George R. R. Martin on Writing

15th November 2018 The creator of enigmatic Jason Bourne wrote a total of 27 thrillers and there are estimated to be between 300 and 500 million copies of his work in circulation, translated into 33 languages across 40 countries. He also wrote under the pen names of Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Born in 1927, Ludlum received a … Continue reading Thrilling Writing Tips from Robert Ludlum

2nd October 2018 In 1986, Nora Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Her first bestseller hit the list in 1991 and she publishes on average one book every 45 days. Her romances, and romantic thrillers written under the pen name J.D. Robb, are often found high in … Continue reading How Nora Roberts Sold 400 Million Books

13th September 2018 Trained as a lawyer, John Grisham is arguably one of the most popular writers of legal thrillers around. He didn’t begin writing seriously until the late 80s, and his first novel took him 3 years to complete, but he has now penned 40 novels with more than 300 million copies in print. For any writer … Continue reading How to Write Like John Grisham

31st August 2018 Dame Agatha Christie remains among the world’s most well-known authors, having written 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as several romance novels. She is responsible for not only the longest-running play in the world – The Mousetrap – but also for one of literature’s most famous fictional detectives, Hercule Poirot. Aspiring … Continue reading Learn from a legend: Agatha Christie