Author: David Rogers

It is with great pride that we announce that one of our customers is now an award winning author. Designer Matthew Quinn has won Bronze in the 2017 IPPY Awards for his book 'Quintessential Kitchens'. You can read more about Matthew and his book on his website (more…)

The curse comes in at those times when you can use a little help, such as when you have moved on to the editing phase. Self-editing is one of the most difficult things for an author to do. Once you’ve created your story, you a...

A new study shows that, on average, Americans read 12 books per year. Nearly a quarter of adults in the U.S. — 73 percent — have read at least one book in the past year.

This information comes from a new study by the Pew Research Center that looks at the book reading habits of Americans.

The study, which has taken place every year since 2011, looks a variety of facets of Ameri...

A new study finds that 92 percent of college students from around the world prefer print books to e-books.  This finding comes from American University linguistics professor Naomi S. Baron and her team, according to the Los Angeles Times. The team surveyed 300 college ...

As you launch and continue to cultivate your writing career, you’ll learn very quickly that a good online presence is essential these days. And if you’re not Jonathan Franzen, this applies to you regardless of what kind of writer you are.

While social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are a must for many, most writers also need a website of their own. This allows more freedom and also allows you to customize the kind of things you want to post, whether it be a portfolio, a bl...

Last year, we featured 5 grammar lessons from TedEd. We thought those great videos were so helpful to writers that we want to revisit the TedEd Writer's Workshop series for even more great tips to improve your writing.

This time around, we wanted to broaden our scope a bit to reach beyon...

It’s no secret that many authors use pen names for one reason or another, whether it be for their entire career or just for selected works. But some authors famous by there real names also used a nom de plume that you may not be as familiar with.

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No one ever said writing was easy. Anyone that’s tackled writing their own book knows just how true this is. And while the best advice may be to “just write,” there are many times that you need a little outside inspiration.

While we’ve delved into individual tips from writers before, today we want to take a look at five great books for writers. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on your writing style and your writing go...