Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Psalm 24:3-4 NKJV

Articles that will increase your knowledge, wisdom, understanding and perspective as an author.

AUTHOR LIFE

Author Brand

“Creating an author brand requires a seemingly straightforward formula: You + Your Book = Your Author Brand.”

Read More On: Your Author Brand: What It Is And Why It’s Important By Dana Kaye

Advice From African Authors

“Make sure your inner compass is functioning well, and there’s no better calibration for this than to spend time with those greats, past and present, who have trod the same lonely path as you have, who have, in a sense, been accused of being mean to their grandmas.”

Eight Letters To A Young Writer is a fictional address to an imaginary young Nigerian writer penned a decade ago by Teju Cole. 

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BOOK WRITING

Writing Conflict In Fiction

“As authors, sometimes we want pull back before things get too awful for our sweet, precious characters.”

Writing Conflict: How To Ruin (Fictional) Lives By Jodi Meadows

Self-Editing Your Work

“Do not grow so attached to your own writing that you are incapable of cutting unnecessary elements simply because they hold special meaning.”

Kill Your Darlings By Erin Bowman

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BOOK PUBLISHING

Online Copyright Registration (Kenya)

Register your copyright for your book(s) online.

Go To: Kenya National Rights Registry

Free Legal Advice In Kenya (Copyright Matters)

Get free legal advice from Kenya Copyright Board.

Read More On: Legal Advice On Copyright

Free Mediation Services In Kenya (Copyright Disputes)

Get free mediation services from Kenya Copyright Board to handle copyright disputes.

Read More On: Mediation In Copyright Disputes

Copyright Enforcement In Kenya

How the Kenya Copyright Board handles copyright infringement.

Read More On: Enforcement Of Copyright & Related Rights

Respect Your Intellectual Property

“Don’t be so cavalier with something as precious as your intellectual property.”

Read More On: The Best Career Advice I Can Give: Read Your Contract By Kelly Van Sant