Do you have a passion for gathering in community to reflect on God’s word? Are you an aspiring author who wants to self-publish your first book? If so, writing a devotional may be a great first-time project for you! Devotionals are short, truly heartfelt, and allow you to help others reflect and spend time with God within the regular rhythms of daily life. If you are looking to dip your toes into the self-publishing pool, publishing a devotional is a great start.

If you have “publish my first novel” on your to-do list for 2026, it’s time to capitalize on that new-year energy and create publishing goals that will allow you to become the published author you’ve always dreamed of being.

As a self-published author, you’ve poured your heart and soul into your book. While book sales were probably great right after you launched it, they may have slowed after its initial launch and remained stagnant ever since. When this happens, how do you re-engage your audience to generate new buzz for your book? Something to consider is relaunching, revamping, or republishing your book.

What does every book lover want underneath the tree? More books! If you’re a newly self-published author, you’ll want to take advantage of the holiday season to increase your book sales. How do you ensure your book stands out above the noise of holiday sales to reach your target reader? Below, we share our top tips for promoting your self-published book during the holiday season.

The time has finally come! You’ve written your manuscript, completed several rounds of editing, and we’ve formatted it so that it’s ready for distribution to get into the hands of your ideal reader. How do you reach these readers and let them know about your new self-published book? This is where having a great book launch strategy comes in. Launching your book is like running a marathon:

Editing is the art of refining your manuscript before publishing. For new self-published authors, though, the editing process can be intimidating. It may be the first time someone else looks at your manuscript, and it’s natural to be nervous to hand over the manuscript you’ve spent months working on for refinement and critique.

As a self-published author, you probably have mixed feelings about AI. You may feel pressure from various tech companies to use AI or risk being left behind. On the other hand, you want to maintain your human creativity and wish to avoid AI replacing your writing process. Fortunately, there are ways to do both: you can effectively use AI tools for self-publishing while staying true to your human voice.