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On Writing Books: Based on 22 Years of Editorial and Proofreading Experience
The English-language version of the book is available in our bookstore and on Amazon—check it out.
Looking for a publication for learning how to write a book that guides you from idea to publishing success?
Here are five reasons why this book is worth reading:
- Discover how to write a book with practical advice based on real publishing experience.
- Learn how to write better by avoiding common mistakes and strengthening your style.
- Explore the creative, editorial, and publishing sides of the process in this book about writing.
- Find out how to write a book with AI while respecting ethics, copyright, and professional standards.
- Master editing and proofreading a book so your final manuscript is clear, polished, and ready for readers.
Write, Polish, and Publish Your Book with Confidence
Do you have an idea for a book but are unsure how to transform it into an engaging, professionally prepared publication? Or maybe your manuscript is already finished, but you worry that unnoticed mistakes could weaken its chances on the market?
On Writing Books will take you through the entire publishing journey—from the initial concept to the finished publication.
The author has worked with texts for more than twenty years as a writer, publisher, editor, proofreader, and DTP designer. She has reviewed and refined thousands of pages, gained deep insight into how the book market works, and learned which choices help authors succeed—and which can lead to expensive disappointments.
This is not a book of myths, vague promises, or abstract theory. It offers practical knowledge rooted in long-standing professional experience, combined with a broad understanding of books from several perspectives at once: the author’s, editor’s, proofreader’s, publisher’s, and typesetter’s.
Inside, you will learn, among other things:
— how to recognize readers’ expectations and create a book with bestseller potential;
— how to write in a compelling and convincing way;
— how to strengthen a book’s sales potential;
— how to avoid mistakes that can cause a publishing project to fail;
— how to approach editing, proofreading, and typesetting effectively;
— how to use artificial intelligence tools legally and ethically in publishing—and when it is better not to use them;
— how to improve your writing productivity without spending a fortune.
One of the book’s greatest advantages is its practical checklist of the 150 most frequent mistakes. It will help you organize your work, spot weaknesses in the text, and prepare a publication that meets the expectations of modern readers—regardless of the genre or type of literature you write.
In just over 200 pages, you will gain access to knowledge that is rarely shared openly, see what happens behind the scenes of publishing work, and receive guidance you can put into practice right away.
Write, polish, and publish a book that readers will genuinely want to pick up.
Author: Klaudia Pujer, PhD
Year of publication: 2026
Number of pages: 218
Condition: new
Dimensions: 6 × 9 inches
Publisher: Exante
ISBN: 978-83-68076-21-9
Place of publication: Poland
Publication language: English
Alternative language versions: Polish—check it out
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
Your Goal—Publish a Bestseller
CHAPTER 2
The Time Required to Write a Book
CHAPTER 3
Why the Need to Write a Book Emerges at a Certain Stage of Life
CHAPTER 4
Your First Book: Does It Have to Be Perfect?
CHAPTER 5
Assessing a Book’s Sales Potential
CHAPTER 6
Read First, Write Later
6.1 Analysing a Book’s Substantive Content and Technical Features
6.2 The Written Word and Its Companions: The Mother and Father of a Book’s Success
6.3 Artificial Intelligence as a Tool in a Writer’s Work: Testing the Boundaries Set by Publishers
CHAPTER 7
The Book Title
7.1 Stages and Circumstances Involved in Developing a Title
7.2 A Controversial Title
7.3 Humour in a Title
CHAPTER 8
Titling Chapters
8.1 Principles for Creating Effective Titles: Best Practices
8.2 The Title as a Promise
8.3 Choosing When to Title a Chapter
CHAPTER 9
Between One’s Own Voice and the Knowledge of Others: Two Approaches to Writing a Book
CHAPTER 10
Circumstances in Which Footnotes and a Bibliography May Be Omitted
CHAPTER 11
Writing by Voice: When a Book Is Born from Speaking
CHAPTER 12
On Writing While Engaged in Other Activities
CHAPTER 13
Between Speech and Literature: Spoken Language in the First Draft of a Book
CHAPTER 14
When the Book Writes Itself: On the State of Creative Flow
CHAPTER 15
The Silence After Words: On Creative Paralysis
While Writing a Book
CHAPTER 16
Letting a Book Rest: Why a Text Needs Room to Breathe
CHAPTER 17
Preparing a Book for Publication
17.1 Editing and Proofreading
17.2 Finding a Publisher
17.3 Contracts and Co-Authorship
CHAPTER 18
Editing and Proofreading Using Track Changes
CHAPTER 19
Substantive Editing and Review
CHAPTER 20
Language Proofreading
CHAPTER 21
Working with an Editor and Proofreader as a Means of Developing One’s Writing Craft
CHAPTER 22
Post-Typesetting Proofreading
CHAPTER 23
Final Editorial Revision
CHAPTER 24
Translation
24.1 Independent Translation Supported by Software
24.2 Commissioned Translation
CHAPTER 25
The Book Cover
CHAPTER 26
The Copyright Page
26.1 Information Identifying the Edition
26.2 Disclaimer Limiting Liability for the Content
26.3 Disclosure of the Extent of Artificial Intelligence Use
CHAPTER 27
The ISBN in Practice
CHAPTER 28
Real Name vs. Pen Name
CHAPTER 29
Artificial Intelligence Hallucinations and Publishing Failure
CHAPTER 30
Errors in a Published Book
CHAPTER 31
Methods for Improving the Effectiveness of Error Detection in a Text
CHAPTER 32
Errors in a Book: 153 Examples—A Checklist
32.1 Cover
32.2 Main Text
32.3 Footnotes and Bibliography
32.4 Typesetting
AFTERWORD
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