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01/08/2025

Are you a book? ✏️ 🗒

How to Write a Book Worth Publishing is a 70+ page guide with actionable advice for writers of every genre and experience level. All you need is an idea you believe in.

Get your free copy now:

Want to learn how to write a book? Get our free Writing Guide: How to Write a Book Worth Publishing! 70 pages of empowering and practical advice for writers of all genres and experience levels, this free eBook will teach you how to write a manuscript you'll be proud to publish.

31/07/2025

Have you ever wondered about the ideal page count for your book? We analyzed the top 250 Amazon bestsellers over the last five years, across all major genres and categories, to find out. 📚🔍

Using page count and trim size data, we uncovered patterns that can help you shape your book before it’s published.

Here’s what the data says 👉

Ever wondered about the ideal page count for your book? We analyzed the top 250 Amazon bestsellers over the last five years, across all major genres and categories, to find out. Using page count and trim size data, we uncovered patterns that can help you shape your book before it’s published.

30/07/2025

What happens when “Bring Your Parent to School Day” meets FriesenPress? Books are celebrated and read, of course! 📚

Promotions Specialist Natasha Kelly (pictured left) recently shared a few of her authors’ titles with a rapt audience of preschoolers at Fueling Brains Academy. Here’s Natasha on the experience:

“Keeping one toddler’s attention while reading is a feat in and of itself, so I was a bit nervous about reading to nearly twenty little ones. But I had nothing to worry about, as silly voices, cute illustrations, and my daughter acting out what I read had them hooked! An avid reader myself, I love connecting with my daughter through reading. I'm thankful Ms. Maribeth and her lovely staff provided me the opportunity to share a selection of my authors' wonderful children's books with her friends!"

We’re thankful, too! Way to go, Natasha 👏

29/07/2025

Think of your draft like clay. It’s not about getting it right the first time—it’s about shaping, smoothing, and sculpting until it shines. 🪴🌟

Self-publishing in Canada? FriesenPress is Canada’s largest publishing services provider. From editing and design to marketing and promotion, we've helped over 10,000 authors self-publish and succeed

26/07/2025

The self-imposed pressure to get the facts “right” can prevent some authors from ever starting their dream project. 🌟 📝

To give you confidence to move forward, author Chris Humphreys offers tips on researching and using it effectively in your writing:

Whether you’re writing historical fiction or true-crime, the self-imposed pressure to get the facts “right” can prevent some authors from ever starting their dream project. To give you confidence to move forward, author Chris Humphreys offers some tips on conducting research and using it effec...

25/07/2025

Looking to make that brave jump from reader to author by writing and publishing a children's book of your very own?

We have the support you need with our children’s book guide! 📙

Read it free 👉 https://buff.ly/3HI6DSH

24/07/2025

Point of view choices can make or break your story’s impact, so how do you choose the right one?

FriesenPress Editing Coordinator Astra Crompton shows you how to use each perspective to your advantage: when to zoom in, when to pan out, and how to keep your story in focus:

Point of view choices can make or break your story’s impact, so how do you choose the right one? FriesenPress Editing Coordinator Astra Crompton show you how to use each perspective to your advantage: when to zoom in, when to pan out, and how to keep your story in focus.

23/07/2025

The Whistler Independent Book Awards have recently named *four* FriesenPress titles as finalists!

Congratulations to all our authors on their well-deserved award recognition. 🥳 📚

23/07/2025

We’ve just released Volume 20 of the FriesenPress Book Catalogue — and it’s packed with incredible titles from our many talented authors. You’re bound to find more than a few to add to your reading list!

⬇️ Want a free digital copy of the full catalogue?
📚 Or even see your book in the next volume?

Explore it all here 👉 https://buff.ly/AkJsg3v

22/07/2025

Did you know that FriesenPress offers expert talks for writers? 🎤 📚

With over 10,000 books published, we’ve seen it all—and we’re here to share what works (and what doesn’t) with your group.

📅 Book a FriesenPress speaker today:

Leverage the expertise of the FriesenPress publishing team by booking us for an in-person or online speaking engagement with your writing group or literary organization.

21/07/2025

The most believable books are written by people who disappear into them. Don’t just write—relocate. 🏠 📖

19/07/2025

New writers get stalled for many reasons, and it can happen before even a single word is on the page.

Book coach and author of two best-selling non-fiction books, Steve Donahue, has 6 tips to help you get started writing your first nonfiction book:

Writing a non-fiction book begins with an idea. A light bulb goes on and suddenly you realize, “I could write a book about this!” Now what? Here are 6 tips from book coach and two-time best-selling author, Steve Donahue, to help you get started writing your first non-fiction book: