Nōnen Títi (a pen name) July 2019 Penning Under a Fictional Name There have been times in history that using a pen name was common practice and other times when it was considered deceptive and morally wrong. Sometimes the political…
When it comes to book promotion, most of the conversation centres around online marketing. But what about print materials? From the humble business card to bookmarks and beyond, there are lots of ways to use printed materials to get the…
At The CopyPress, we help authors on all sorts of different projects. One of our biggest categories is hunting and the outdoors. In the past few years, the demand for hunting stories has increased. There has been something of a…
If you want bookshops to stock your self-published book, you need to give them a compelling reason to do so. You're not entitled to have your book on bookshop shelves just because you got it printed, so it's important to…
One of the questions we get asked most frequently is, 'how do I send my files to you?' Here are some different options we recommend: Email For things like Word documents and text-only PDFs, email should be sufficient. However, email…
We have wonderful news this week! Brin Murray's debut novel, Children of the Furnace, has been shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Brin's book has been shortlisted for two categories: the Young Adult Fiction…
There are an awful lot of books about writing. It can be a bit overwhelming. To get you started, here are nine books about writing to help improve your craft, whether you're writing for children or adults, fiction or non-fiction.…
Printing can be a complicated business and there's a lot to think about before sending your files to be printed. These are the ten most common issues we see. You can use this as a checklist to make sure your…
What is an Advance Reader Copy? An Advance Reader Copy, or ARC, is an early copy of your book. These are distributed to reviewers and influencers before your book is released. Advance Reader Copies are sometimes called 'unedited proofs,' which…
After your book’s cover, the blurb is the first interaction a potential reader will have with your text. More people will read your blurb than your book, so it needs to be written in such a way that the readers…
