Okay so Kindle Vella is basically Amazon’s answer to serialized fiction and honestly when it first launched I was skeptical but after publishing three different series on there, I’ve figured out what actually works versus what Amazon *says* works in their guidelines. The Basic Setup That Nobody Explains Right First thing – you need a […]

Okay so tunnel books are actually one of those formats that look way more complicated than they are, and I’ve been messing around with templates for these since like 2019 when someone in a KDP Facebook group mentioned they were selling well around holidays. The basic idea is you’ve got these layered paper scenes that […]

Okay so last week I was working with this client who literally had no idea how to break down a chapter for analysis and I realized most people overthink this whole summary thing. Let me show you exactly how I do it because once you nail this format, you can apply it to literally any […]

Okay so I’ve been helping authors with autobiography stuff for years and honestly most people overthink this way too much. You don’t need to write a whole book to tell your life story effectively, and I’m gonna show you exactly how to structure one of these short autobiography examples. What Actually Goes in a Short […]

Okay so the Save the Cat template is basically this screenwriting structure that Blake Snyder came up with and honestly, it’s probably the most practical story framework I’ve used for plotting out books. Even though it’s designed for screenplays, I use it for outlining fiction all the time because it just… works. The whole thing […]

Okay so I’ve been helping authors with memoir samples for like three years now and the biggest thing people get wrong is they think a sample needs to be this polished perfect chapter but honestly the best memoir samples are kinda messy in a good way, you know? What Actually Works in Memoir Samples So […]

Okay so I was literally working on a novel structure last night while my cat kept walking across my keyboard and here’s what you actually need to know about outlining fiction… The three-act structure is where most people start and honestly it works. You’ve got Act One which is like the first 25% of your […]

Okay so I just finished helping someone outline their third romance novel last week and honestly the whole “how do I even structure this thing” question comes up literally every time I talk to new authors, so let me just dump everything I know about book outlines because you’re gonna need different approaches depending on […]

Okay so last month I was going through like 300 book covers from top sellers and honestly the patterns are so obvious once you start really looking at them. Let me show you what actually works because I’ve spent way too much time analyzing this stuff when I should’ve been watching that new season of […]

Okay so you wanna write sample biographies and honestly I’ve been helping people with these for years on their Amazon books and let me tell you, most people overthink the hell out of this. Just finished working with a client last night who was stuck on this exact thing and I’m gonna give you the […]