Author Resource Hub
Writing & Publishing with care
Welcome
If you’ve arrived here from one of our blog posts — or found your way here quietly — you’re in the right place.
This Author Resource Hub exists to support writers who want to understand writing and self-publishing without pressure, urgency, or exclusionary advice. It’s designed to help you make sense of the process, at a pace that works for you.
You do not need to read everything.
You do not need to know what you’re doing yet.
You do not need to be ready to publish.
New here?
You may find our post Start Here: Writing and Publishing Without Pressure helpful before exploring the resources below.
How This Hub Works
This hub brings together guidance created by Taylor & Wood Publishing to support authors at different stages of their journey.
Some writers come here for reassurance.
Some for clarity.
Some with specific questions.
You are welcome to dip in and out, skip what doesn’t feel relevant, and return when you need to. There is no required order, and nothing here is a test.
Inclusion at the Centre
Taylor & Wood Publishing is an inclusive self-publishing house. Inclusion shapes how these resources are written, structured, and shared.
We recognise that writers bring different identities, abilities, neurotypes, responsibilities, and energy levels to their work. There is no single way to write a book, no universal pace, and no standard publishing journey that works for everyone.
- Avoid pressure-based language
- Offer flexibility rather than rigid pathways
- Respect different learning styles and capacities
- Support neurodivergent, disabled, marginalised, and first-time authors
- Centre care, clarity, and consent
Start Here
If you’re unsure where to begin, start here.
Writing & Creative Development
Resources exploring ideas, structure, and craft — without prescribing a single way of working.
- Where Book Ideas Come From
- Planning a Book Without Losing Creative Freedom
- Writing Dialogue That Serves the Story
- Using Monologue & Interior Voice Effectively
Confidence & Sustainability
Writing a book is an emotional process as well as a creative one. These resources focus on staying grounded and well while you write.
- Confidence, Self-Doubt & the Writing Process
- Lessons Authors Commonly Learn Along the Way
Understanding Self-Publishing
Clear, high-level explanations of what self-publishing involves — without urgency or gatekeeping.
- Understanding the Self-Publishing Process
- Why Publishing Is a Series of Decisions
Design & Print
Resources focused on preparing a book for readers and production, with clarity around what matters and why.
- Preparing a Book for Design & Print
- What Shapes the Reading Experience
Visibility & Sharing your work
Thoughtful guidance on connection, community, and sharing your work in ways that feel ethical and manageable.
- Visibility Without Pressure
- Building Community at Your Own Pace
Working with Taylor & Wood
Information about submissions and supported self-publishing, offered without obligation.
- Submissions & Getting Started
- What Working With Taylor & Wood Looks Like
A note on deeper support
Some applied guidance is shared directly with authors we’re working with, so more complex decisions can be supported with care and context. There is no expectation to move beyond public resources unless and until it feels right for you.
Before you go further
There is no finish line here.
You are allowed to read slowly, pause, change direction, and return later.
Your book matters.
Your process matters.
And you are welcome to move at your own pace here.