I hate Blurbs.

So I am 15,000 words into book 3 of my Killing the Dead series of books.

Things are going well, the words seem to flow and the story is moving fairly organically from point A to point B. I am obviously quite happy with this as it means I am progressing and will be able to release my third book on schedule, albeit a schedule that exists only in my head and has no real reason for existing.

The worrying part of course is that I am going to have to come up with a title and a new ‘blurb’ for the back of the book. I hate, just absolutely HATE doing blurbs.

For some reason that I am, as of yet unable to understand. I can write out 50,000 words and – in my mind anyway – tell a story, but when it comes time to condense that story into a few enticing paragraphs, my mind goes blank and I am left praying to whatever deity may exist for inspiration… that never comes.

This is where places like KBOARDS of the KDP forums come in so useful. The people on those forums, generally writers and readers themselves are incredibly helpful for newbies like me. They can offer advice, helpful criticism and if nothing else, a place where you can commiserate over sales – or lack thereof – as well as writers block or any number of things.

If anyone out there is wanting to write and self publish, then I would heartily recommend both of those places as worthy of a visit.

I am also considering putting chapter one of my third book in the series on here – as a first draft – and if anyone wants that, by all means comment and let me know.