Recently, I shared my own rather intense experience working with an editor on my upcoming fantasy novel, Crown of Shadows. And I know, not everyone gets or wants to work with a publisher, but the question remains... Do you really need an editor?

Is the book editor really needed? Or is it more of a waste of time? Let me tell you about my experience with the editor that has been assigned to me by my publisher (the good, the bad, the PANIC).

I think we an all agree that a book cover is one of the most important decisions… We say “don’t jusge the book by its cover” but let’s be fair - WE DO JUDGE THE BOOKS BY THEIR COVERS. Sometimes we pay attention to a book only because the cover made us stop and stare.

So let me tell you a story: (And I’ll show you the cover of my book at the end, so keep reading. It’s beautiful.)

How does one market their book and build a momentum when there’s nothing I can really show for the book except for the signed contract!?

Well, it turns out that the answer is: A LOT.

So, let me show you what I have done so far to market my book, while I don’t have much to actually… SHOW.

Are you hallucinating vividly while reading? Do you hear character’s voices in your head? I recently got to know that this is not something that everyone experiences. Heck, I have gotten to know that not many of us are capable of such things.