Self-publishing has become an increasingly popular option for authors who like to have control of their work. The process is accessible and offers many opportunities for writers to bring their books to readers bypassing traditional publishing houses.

Steps to writing your first novel can be daunting, but this article will help you to start and be on your way to publishing.

How to Write a Captivating Story by using a few tips. These are my thoughts on what will help you write stories to keep your reader interested.

Daily writing prompts to keep writers motivated and improve writing skills. Get out of your writing slump with these twelve writing prompts and story suggestions.

Balancing Writing and Your Life. A Guide for Busy Authors. Tips on how to manage your writing time.

A Review - 5 Stars I rarely come across a book that makes me feel WOW! The Women by Kristin Hannah is one powerful book and I sat...

Five writing tips for authors. Use these tips to help improve your writing and move your stories along.

'Tis The Season. A thank you to my readers. Buy my books directly from me on my website - www.mariapfrino.com

August 2024 was spent in Italy. I travelled to attend a book fair in Sant. Andrea di Conza, a small village in the Campania region of Italy.

...is another way to sell self-published books. As a self-published author, there are limited places I am able to sell my print books....

I was lucky enough to do a 'Meet The Author' at my local library. The talk was about how I translated my debut novel, The Decision They...

And... should you write in more than one? A genre is the type of story the author has written. There are many genres for fiction stories...

This is not a subject I like talking about. But... I'm going to because many readers think authors are compensated well for their work....

My novels and short stories are available online on most good book sites including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booktopia, Book Depository,...

Sometimes a story needs to be longer than a short one. My sci-fi short story, Xenure Station: A Billion Light Years, is now a trilogy.

There is more than one way to write a story. Authors use different writing techniques to portray their stories. Some stories are linear,...

Speaking with other authors I have found not many of us enjoy marketing our books. Most of us enjoy writing but abhor marketing our titles.

You're ready to buy a new book, what influences your purchase? Is it a bestseller? The cover? The synopsis?

Apologies for the morbid title to this post but it's how I feel. I'm sure many other people feel the same way. As this is my last post...

Marketing a book is not easy, especially if you are self-published. I have short stories and a debut novel, The Decision They Made,