TL;DR — Quick Answer In this article, Dr. Madhuri Kanojiya reflects on writing literary fiction under the pen name Dr. M. K. Wise, alongside her academic non-fiction. She explores why an author might adopt a pen name, how separating two bodies of work can free each to be itself, the very different demands of fiction […]
Read More →TL;DR — Quick Answer In this article, Dr. Madhuri Kanojiya shares hard-won lessons from independently publishing multiple books — both academic non-fiction and literary fiction — through Empire Research Press. The lessons cover the things first-time self-publishers rarely anticipate: why your own ISBN matters, the real differences between KDP and IngramSpark, why interior formatting consumes […]
Read More →TL;DR — Quick Answer To convert a thesis into a book: shift from writing for examiners to writing for readers, restructure the content around a clear narrative rather than thesis chapters, cut the methodological and literature-heavy sections that general readers do not need, rewrite in an engaging and accessible style, and add a strong introduction […]
Read More →TL;DR — Quick Answer KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and IngramSpark are the two leading self-publishing platforms. KDP is best for ebooks and Amazon sales — it is free, easy to use, and dominates the ebook market. IngramSpark is best for print books and wide distribution — it reaches bookstores, libraries, and retailers worldwide that KDP […]
Read More →Most manuscripts that fail during the publishing process were not ready when they were submitted. The author believed the book was finished. The writing was done. The chapters were complete. But “finished writing” and “ready to publish” are two entirely different standards — and confusing them is one of the most common and costly mistakes […]
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