I'm always seeking to improve my writing skills. An essential part of learning to self-publish is writing book blurbs and synopsis. It's actually quite different from writing a novel. Most authors dislike writing blurbs, and it's easy to understand why.
Writing blurbs is actually a style of writing called copywriting. It's all about making the book sound appealing, and is a special skillset. There are techniques to learn and general guidelines to follow, just like in novel writing. However, when writing novels, you're interested in crafting a compelling story with a certain structure, which is different from the structure of a blurb. Still, I'm always up for learning more and new skills. The more I do it, the more practiced I get. What else has kept me so busy? I've been working on new covers for both books. Another skill I've been learning is cover design. Again, the more I do it, the better I will get. It's fun to play around and experiment, even if I don't use the designs I create. However, I've got new designs for the series and I prefer them to the originals. Also, while I have not been doing NaNoWriMo, I have been keeping track of my progress on book 3, just to see how I'm doing. NaNoWriMo is national novel writing month. The goal for those participating is to write a 50 000 word novel in the month of November. I started book 3 of the Forest Guardians series on the 27th, of October, maybe, and I'm already over 30 000 words. I have the writing pace of an established and experienced professional author. Most of all, I'm loving writing the story. Aili gets to go to a new forest, meet more Scouts, practice her healing with the best healers in the country, and deal with a soggy and grumpy Leya. They aren't called rainforests for nothing! You can look forward to the third novel in the series being released within a few months for sure.
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AuthorI’ve been writing stories for myself for years. Now, I’m a published author. No genre is off limits, though I have some favorites. Archives
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