If anyone’s actually read this far, well done! This series of articles was written with a few outcomes in mind; the obvious one being that it might actually help someone else in pursuit of writing and publishing their own novel.…
Year: 2020
Writing a Novel – Marketing
It wasn’t until I released my book that I realised generating sales was more difficult than selling table salt to a slug. There is often a conflicting thought process that goes on in the mind of someone ‘artistic’ (for want…
Writing a Novel – Launch Day
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…
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 – Cover Design
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover! And yet, everyone does it. We can’t help it, it’s in our nature, which is why it’s super important to have a stand-out, memorable and professional-looking book cover. If those elements are missing,…
Writing a Novel – Prepping the Book for Self Publishing
Thanks to the wonderful technology at our disposal and the reach it creates, we now have the ability to create and sell pretty much any product or service to people across the globe. For books, this has become easier than…
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 – Rewriting
As the old adage goes: “writing is rewriting”. It’s an iterative process, and no one – no matter how good they are in the eyes of their readers or peers – can write a pitch-perfect novel in one fell swoop.…
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…