Press 49

26/09/2026

Do you agree?🙌

https://nappertime.com/the-golden-rule-of-becoming-a-better-writer/

I’m obsessed with the craft of writing. I write every day, I read about the craft often, and in my...

24/09/2026

Will it be easy?
No.

Writing a book takes time, patience, rewrites, doubts, and probably a few moments of asking yourself, “Why did I decide to do this?”

But then you hold the finished book in your hands.
Your idea. Your words. Your name on the cover.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭? 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.

If you're in the middle of writing yours, keep going. The hard part is part of the journey.

22/09/2026

“Will I retain the rights to my book if I publish with Press 49?”

Absolutely.
You retain 100% of the rights to your intellectual property.
Your book.
Your ideas.
Your work.

Our role is to help you bring it to life - not take ownership of it.

Have a publishing question? Ask us below. 👇

19/09/2026

Writing a book should be very much about freedom for the author, but…
Freedom doesn't mean throwing every idea onto the page and hoping it works.

Great writing still needs structure.
And great storytelling gives your ideas a chance to be remembered.

Small changes to how you package and sequence a piece, and the five places you're probably losing people without knowing it.

17/09/2026

“I’m not really an author.”
- someone who has written 70,000 words.

We hear versions of this all the time.
“I’m just working on a book.”
“It’s not published yet.”
“I don’t know if I can really call myself an author.”

But here’s the strange thing:
You can spend years researching.
You can fill notebooks.
You can write 70,000 words.
You can rewrite the same chapter 14 times.
You can stay up until 2 a.m. because you have to get the idea down.

And still hesitate when someone asks:
“So, you’re an author?”

Maybe becoming an author isn't just about finishing the manuscript.
Maybe it's about giving yourself permission to own the identity that came with all those words.

Because “author” isn't a trophy you receive after publication.
It's a role you step into when you decide:

This story. This idea. This knowledge. This is mine to share.

So we're curious:
When did you first feel comfortable calling yourself an author?
Was it when you wrote “The End”?
When you held your first printed book?
When someone else called you one?
Or… are you still saying, “I'm not really an author”? 👀

Tell us in the comments.

15/09/2026

You wrote the book. Now the real question: how will readers find it?

Publishing isn't just about getting your book printed.
It's about making it available where readers already shop, discover, and recommend books.

Through our publishing services, your book can be distributed across major online retailers, including:
📚 Amazon
📚 Barnes & Noble
📚 Book-a-Million
📚 Walmart
📚 Goodreads
📚 Porchlight
…and others.

Because your book shouldn't sit on your hard drive.
It should be out in the world, discoverable by the people who need your message.

You bring the words.
We help get them where readers are.

Contact us today!
https://www.press49.com/contact

12/09/2026

Worth the read!👀

What does this tell us about the future of writing?

10/09/2026

Another book.
Another podcast.
Another course.
Another article about becoming the person you want to be.
At some point, you have to stop consuming and start creating.

If you have knowledge worth sharing, a story worth telling, or an idea that could help someone...
Put it on the page.
Your first draft won't be perfect.
It doesn't have to be.

You don't need more information.
You need to create something with the information you already have.

Less consuming. More creating.

Your future readers are waiting.

08/09/2026

What happens when the student everyone underestimates refuses to accept the label?

Turtles Can Win by Dr. Paul R. Johnson is the powerful story of a student who struggled through school with undiagnosed learning differences—and went on to earn three master's degrees and a doctorate from USC.

But this isn't just a story about academic achievement.
It's about resilience.
Identity.
Learning differently.
And refusing to let someone else's definition of your potential become your own.

For every student who's ever felt "behind."
For every parent who's struggled to advocate for their child.
For every educator trying to see beyond the label.

Turtles Can Win is a reminder:
Your pace does not determine your potential.

We're proud to bring Dr. Johnson's story to readers.

📖 Turtles Can Win: How Learning Differences Taught Me to Run My Own Race and Still Cross the Finish Line

https://www.press49.com/catalog/p/turtlescanwin

05/09/2026

Writing a book has more ups and downs than you can imagine. The most important part? Not giving up.🙌

I spent years starting novels I never finished. Here's the method — craft, habit, and mindset — that finally got me to "The End." (130 characters)