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How Authors Actually Make Money From Books (Realistic Guide for 2026)
Discover how authors really earn money from books with royalties, speaking, courses, rights, and more. A realistic guide for aspiring and self-published authors in 2026.
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What Is Editing? Everything You Need to Know
Wondering what editing really means? Learn the different types of editing—developmental, line, copyediting, and proofreading—and why professional editing matters.
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Why Art Is Important in the Time of War: A Reflection on Resistance, Remembrance, and Renewal
Discover why art matters during war. From resistance to remembrance, explore how artists keep humanity alive in the darkest of times.
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Why Most Writers Fail (And How You Can Avoid Their Biggest Mistake)
Discover why most writers fail and how you can avoid their biggest mistake. Learn actionable strategies from an award-winning writer to build consistency, set realistic goals, and succeed in your writing journey.
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How to Set and Achieve Writing Goals
Discover effective strategies for setting and achieving writing goals. Learn how to set SMART goals, create a writing schedule, stay accountable, and overcome obstacles to enhance your productivity as a writer.
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Why Every Writer Should Join the V-Media Tribe Newsletter
Join the V-Media Tribe Newsletter to access exclusive writing tips, industry insights, and a supportive community led by expert Heena R. Pardeshi. Get a free Character Development Workbook upon signing up!
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Evolution of Horror Literature
Explore the chilling evolution of horror literature in this in-depth analysis, tracing its origins from folklore to contemporary works. Uncover the iconic authors and their contributions to the genre, and discover the eerie ties between Halloween traditions and the spine-chilling world of horror literature.
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Digital Platforms for Self-Publishing in 2023
The literary landscape has transformed dramatically in recent years, with an increasing number of authors turning to self-publishing. This shift owes much to the digital platforms that have emerged, simplifying the self-publishing process and providing a wider reach. If you’re an aspiring author looking to navigate this space, here’s a list of some of the…
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An Ode To Winter
I am a hopeless winter person – you know, when a person goes overboard with sweaters, hoodies and hauling around shawls everywhere they go even when it’s just chilly, wearing socks while sleeping and using a heater at night to warm my cold feet. I know I am not the only one so I decided…
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5 Most Terrifying Classic Horror Books
End of October is here and, although 2020 was nothing less than a long horror spell, it is only natural for a horror reader and writer to share some of my favourite books in the genre that truly terrifying me. If you are new to this genre, these books would be a great starting point…
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Cancel Culture = Online Toxicity
So I was on Goodreas (as I am always there scrolling through my friend’s TBRs and current reads and reviews) and I came across a book called Christmas Pig. When I dug deeper and read the blurb I quite liked what I read and decided that I will give it a go. I was on…
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Okay Or Not Okay?
People always want to know, especially the ones who care or at least think they care for you if you are okay or not. But what about what lies in between those two words. Most people don’t realise that they’re a whole world between those two ends and that more than half of the time…
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10 Best Advice On Writing By Stephen King
Stephen King, for me, is the God of writing. He knows how to create believable characters that will make you feel all kinds of emotions (a wide, wide range of emotions at that), he creates genre-defining works and his stories are simply incomparable to any other on the planet (though I do know a couple…
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8 Tips For Renting A House
Renting a house is not that easy a task as it may seem on the surface. For someone like me who’s moved in and out of a fair share of rented apartments as well as bungalows, I know that renting a house does not only take careful consideration of more than a dozen things but…
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Fiction Writing Basics – 5-Day Online Workshop
Hello dear readers and writers, after some exhausting and mentally strenuous months, I am back with another workshop. Fiction Writing Basics – 5-Day Workshop Last year I conducted multiple batches of Fiction Writing Masterclass and Creative Writing workshops and the one thing I noticed in all of the students was that most of them did…
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Evolution Of The Influencer Trend
Digital marketing has seen steady growth in the past decade, but last year – 2020, was a significant game-changer for everyone in this industry as there was an extreme upsurge in the growth of the entire digital marketplace. As consumption of digital content saw an all-time high, there was an equally exponential rise in the…
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First Online Writing Workshop
Hey guys, I know it’s been so long, but I swear I have decided to post more often now. That’s why rather than just posting on my social media I thought I’d come here and do a full post on this (you, get back in the groove.) So as you might have observed, I have…
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Reading Vlog #1
My first ever vlog! I talk about the books I am reading currently – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, The Lottery And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson, The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis and The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Harper audiobooks. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
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Book Review: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Author: Ray Bradbury Release Date: 1949 Genre: Classic, Science-Fiction, Short Story Collection Series: Edition: E-book Pages: 303 Publisher: Harper Voyager Blurb: The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize…
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Monthly Updates: May 2019
Hello guys and welcome to my Monthly Updates post series. The month of May wasn’t the best month I’ve had so far in the year because Vishal got sick and was bed-ridden for the most part of the month. He’s still not well, but his recovery is steady and hopefully he’ll completely recover in another…
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Monthly Updates: April’19
Hello, dear readers. I missed March Monthly Updates post but didn’t want to miss April as well, therefore, I thought that even though I am a bit late I’ll go ahead and do a quick update post. Writing: I participated in Camp NaNo with a target of 30K words, but all I managed to write…
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Book Review: The Sicilian Woman’s Daughter by Linda Lo Scuro
Author: Linda Lo Scuro Release Date: 22nd October 2018 Genre: Crime, Mystery, Suspense Series: Edition: Paperback Pages: 296 Publisher: Sparkling Books Blurb: Most victims of the mafia are the Sicilians themselves. The role of women both as perpetrators and victims has been grossly overlooked. Until now. As the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, in her teens Maria turns her…
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Monthly Updates: February’19
And finally, I’m doing the monthly Updates post after a long, long time. I loved doing these posts before and I’m really excited to do it now. To be honest, these update posts help me in knowing exactly where I stand in terms of my writing and helps me plan ahead serving as the much-needed motivation.…
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2019 Resolutions
I know I’m late for this, but I really like doing a resolutions post and I really didn’t want to miss out this year. I’ll try and keep this post as short as I can because if I’d let myself get carried away then this would be one hell of a lengthy post. So without…
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Book Spotlight: Beautiful Disaster by C.J.
Welcome to TRB Lounge, the section of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring C.J, author of Beautiful Disaster, for one of our features, Book Spotlight. About The Book Book Name: Beautiful Disaster Author: C.J. Publisher: KDP Genre: Speculative Fiction Page Count: 448 Release date: September 2, 2018 Synopsis When chemists Danny and Kevin accidentally create…
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Excerpt Reveal: Beautiful Disaster by C.J
Welcome to TRB-Lounge, the section of TRb dedicated to book promotion. And today, I’d like to welcome author C.J, for sharing with us an excerpt from her latest release, a fascinating speculative fiction novel, Beautiful Disaster. Read ahead to get a sneak-peek into this amazing new read! About The Book When chemists Danny and Kevin…
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Author Interview: Dwayne gill
Welcome to the TRB Lounge, the part of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring Dwayne Gill, author of Written By Blood: Conviction, for another one of our very popular feature, Author Interview. About The Author Dwayne Gill Dwayne Gill is a new, up-and-coming author with a big imagination. He first thought…
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Author Spotlight: Dwayne gill
Welcome to TRB Lounge, the part of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring Dwayne Gill, author of Written By Blood: Conviction, for one of our very popular feature, Author Spotlight. About The Author Dwayne Gill is a new, up-and-coming author with a big imagination. He first thought of the premise…
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Book Spotlight: Future Comes From Behind by S.T.K. Chan
About The Book Book Name: Future Comes from Behind (Paradigm Shift, #1) Author: S.T.K. Chan Publisher: S.T.K. Chan Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Visionary Page Count: 235 Release date: August 28, 2018 Synopsis After Lisa barely manages to escape an invasion from the Rebel army in her home of Malta, she discovers Exo. This ancient dimension is made of…