Building Something From Scratch

There is a certain amount of satisfaction that comes from building something from the ground up. We are having a pool built and watching the process has been inspiring for me as I start a new genre, but continue to built on the foundation of my fantasy books. But more about that in a second. Check out the pool!

Now this pool started with dirt, a hole, some sheets of iron and reinforcing steel and then layer upon layer of concrete. It has taken weeks and will take a few more still. Then there is the decking, the landscaping and everything else that goes with making a finished, stylish, professional looking pool.

This process is a lot like writing a novel. You start with a raw idea, you add characters, expand the plot, create suspense, excitement and intrigue and then you layer it all up until you have a finished product.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Then you need to market the book, get new readers, reviews and add the pretty finishing touches that make it professional, stylish and marketable, like cover, blurb and ad copy.

Just like making a pool right? – Not really!

The difference is, when my pool guy is finishes, I’m going to hand him a ton of cash and he’s going to walk away super happy. With a book, that process takes time and for some, it never happens. The pay day never comes. Lucky I don’t need that cash to eat, not yet anyway.

What I’m doing now with my book building from scratch, is getting professional, upping my game, using those in the know, just like my pool builder; to give my 4.5 star stories the best chance of finding their way into as many hands as possible.

I’m sprucing up The Priestess Chronicles covers. I’m paying a service to write me some hooks and a new blurb for Call of the Druids (I’ll share that process with you soon) and I’m taking it out of wide distribution (Kobo, B&N etc) to add it to Kindle Unlimited. Then I’m going to market the hell out of it until it gets the recognition it deserves. Why can’t it be the next Shadow Hunter Series on TV? Why can’t it be the most spectacular historical fantasy book on the market for 2021?

If you’d like to help me put the gloss on this particular project. If you’d like to be a part of the building team, then I’d love to hear from you. You can either buy Call of the Druids while it’s still widely available and still only 99c.

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Or you can leave a review to help others take the plunge.

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Or you can just send me an email or comment below with any ideas, feedback or encouragement you might think I’ll find helpful. I always love hearing from you.

Oh, and here are photos of the process for the pool so far. Hit the social media links below if you’d like to see the finished product.