I wanted to share a few things I have learned in the past few weeks to help other budding authors out there. My first book, Writing Wrath, came out this week and it’s been once of the most exciting yet daunting things I have ever done, but it was riddled with mistakes.
Not building up my release- I should have spent longer building up to my release, rather than trying to rush it over the line and achieve my dream of publishing my book. I should have shared more quotes, talked to bookstagrammers an built a buzz for the release.
Asking friends and family to be my ARC readers- they didn’t want to hurt my feelings by not liking my book, leaving me open to some harsh reviews on release day.
Not hiring an editor- I thought I could do this myself, clearly not as some of the reviews have pointed out! This is something I have corrected now and hope to have a second edition of Writing Wrath out soon.
Getting upset over bad reviews- constructive feedback can help me develop as a writer and make my next book even better than the last. Feedback isn’t personal and I need to remember that.
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