Writing and publishing a book can be overwhelming. So if you are thinking of writing a book in this new year of 2025 then here are the elements you must consider:
Research. You will need to research details relevant to your world and story. You can do this beforehand, during the writing, or both. If the story is set in a fantasy world then you will need to turn that research into world-building. It's tempting to spend a long time on this, but it can stop you from writing if you focus on it for too long.
Writing. Yes, the actual writing. The indispensable ingredient.
Cover design. You can design your own cover. You'll need the image and then you will need to do the layout of the title, author name, blurb, etc. There are some good videos on this on Youtube. Of course, you can also pay someone to do it for you.
Editing. You can pay for editors. There are those who will do line edits and those who will offer a more developmental approach. Of course, you can edit it yourself too. Run the free version of Grammarly over it to pick up the basic errors. Some authors change the font or even have the text read out as speech in order to more finely edit their work.
Formatting. Getting your book cover and interior right so it looks good when it's printed. This process can be a bit of a pain sometimes. It's one of the things I dislike the most about publishing!
Marketing. This is the thing I really do dislike. Technically it's not essential to actually writing and publishing a novel, but necessary if you want to make more the a couple of sales...
In 2025 I am hoping to finish at least 2-3 books.
Whatever you are doing, writing or not, Happy New Year!
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