Laura Melchor

Laura Ojeda Melchor (she/her) is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Parents.com, Mom.com, Gardener’s Path, and of course, PickFu. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut middle-grade novel, Missing Okalee, was published in the fall of 2021 by Shadow Mountain Publishing.

We all think we know what our target market wants, right? Our product is something we would buy, after all. Obviously, everyone else will too. But isn’t that how it …

Imagine if Gucci suddenly dropped the price of its handbags. Instead of charging $35,000 for this crocodile handbag… …what if it suddenly went on sale for $75?

Be careful what you name your book. Bad self-help book titles can be a real turn-off for potential readers. You’ve got to get your title just right. One author recently …

You’ve done your research. For hours, you and your team have brainstormed a product idea and you’re pretty sure it fulfills an existing pain point in your customers. You’re so …

Congratulations, you’ve created a coloring book. But what’s the best cover art to showcase the coloring book inside? While it’s tempting to think that you can slap bright colors and …

It’s hard to believe that writers used to pen entire novels by hand. It makes sense that some revered works of literature are extremely long and wordy, because they didn’t …

Lately, self-help books with swear words have become their own genre. Some people love a good expletive. Others find them vulgar and unfit for genteel society. But let’s admit it: …

Editor’s Note: Thanks to ZonGuru’s Eugene Cheng for this guest post on how to optimize your Amazon listing. If you want to build a successful Amazon brand, it’s important to …

Even if you’re not much of a dog person, you pretty much can’t resist smiling when you see a puppy. Just try to glare at one. I dare you. (It’s …

There’s nothing like walking through the Romance section of your local bookstore. Bared abs and breathy-looking women abound. If you’re brave enough to pluck a book from the shelf, you …