Throwing in the towel.
I almost feel like throwing in the towel this morning. I had a lengthy debate over at Kboards regarding how a best-selling, chart-topping book was performing so much better than mine.
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topi...
Now I asked for this. It's entirely my own fault, but it's left me in the crap a bit. I was ploughing ahead trying to get my IGS imprints sorted - but I can't! They aren't ready.
The covers might be okay, but the blurb is just - wrong. I need to re-jig the content too. I think the characters need to be shuffled to the back and the other crap at the front needs to join it.
I need to reflect a bit i think. I have a better idea of what a blurb is and how to write one, but it's tricky because I don't think I have a main, main character. I can only see Saul as the main character because it's HIS quest. Yet he takes something of a back-seat for most of the first book.
I wish I could see a way forward. I've convinced the stories are good - on balance the few who do read them seem to really enjoy them!
Yes, I'm a bit frustrated right now...
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topi...
Now I asked for this. It's entirely my own fault, but it's left me in the crap a bit. I was ploughing ahead trying to get my IGS imprints sorted - but I can't! They aren't ready.
The covers might be okay, but the blurb is just - wrong. I need to re-jig the content too. I think the characters need to be shuffled to the back and the other crap at the front needs to join it.
I need to reflect a bit i think. I have a better idea of what a blurb is and how to write one, but it's tricky because I don't think I have a main, main character. I can only see Saul as the main character because it's HIS quest. Yet he takes something of a back-seat for most of the first book.
I wish I could see a way forward. I've convinced the stories are good - on balance the few who do read them seem to really enjoy them!
Yes, I'm a bit frustrated right now...
Published on July 10, 2014 01:21
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