In the publishing world, launch day is like a celebration. The event goes off with a big bang and the book starts flying off the shelves. For me, as a self-published author with barely any effort put into my launch…
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Writing a Novel – The Finishing Touches
Naively, I thought that once I had my cover designed, and my manuscript all polished to perfection… that’d be everything I needed to get the book uploaded to Amazon and start selling like hotcakes. Unfortunately, as I’d soon find out,…
Writing a Novel – (Not) Finding a Publisher
Writing a book is hard. Getting people to read it?… Impossible! Okay, not quite… and it shouldn’t be impossible, not in this day and age. With the internet, artists not only have the available knowledge and tools to create whatever…
Writing a Novel – Paying For Feedback
Just to preface this article – having a professional review your work and give notes is normally carried out by the publisher as part of your contract. As you’ve probably guessed, I went down the self-publishing route which I’ll elaborate…
Writing a Novel – Those Nagging Doubts
Self-doubt is a very prominent thing these days, and it seems to come hand in hand with any creative endeavour. It’s the sensation that what you’re creating is shit, that you’re not good enough, and that you will never be…
Writing a Novel – The Actual Writing (aka Drafting)
Writing is hard. Many people who write themselves know this, and yet you’ll often hear stories of how someone bashed a book or a script out in 13 minutes. There are some exceptions that prove the rule, but how often…
Writing a Novel – Outlining
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” – Abraham Lincoln I’m a sucker for quotes. The one above is a great analogy for outlining and researching a book. It’s all in…