Greetings, writer friends!
As the title suggests, I recently delved into a massive revision and restructuring project on my book (Project: Astral). I honestly thought it would take most of May, but I finished by 10am Saturday morning. Then promptly celebrated with an ice cream and a new book, of course.
Now, bear in mind, although this took less than a month to complete, I was pulling 12-15 hour days on weekends, and working all evening after work on work days. Every day. And, before you scold me about toxic productivity, you should know I absolutely thrive on this sort of project. I literally can't walk away from it until it's done. And my mood is so high during this process, even when I struggle with the work itself.
I ordered my proof copy from Amazon KDP yesterday. I'm really excited about the cover I made for this book. I think it looks professional and genre-relevant. Of course, I can't promise it won't change again prior to publication, which is why I won't be sharing it until the book is published.
The purpose of ordering the proof copy is to do what I hope will be a final line-level edit, as well as to make sure the cover is properly aligned. But, oh, I'm excited about this book.
I'm going to be trying a new marketing tactic as well (ugh, back to TikTok). This method is typically used for contemporary romance books but I'm hoping it also works on dark fantasy with a romantic side-plot. Cross your fingers for me please!
I hope your writing project is going well and that you're able to stay motivated.
I'm thinking about adding writing craft entries to this blog, so keep an eye out for that.
Your jubilant genre writer,
BCM
