Recent content by John M

Thank for spotting it 👍 where can I get bitten myself? I need it haha

Thanks for this. I think you are right about the ‘druid who’ bit, will def remove

Hi guys, I had an illustration done recently that I would love some feedback on. My novel is about druids and I needed some way of visualising the magic system and subgroups. Basically there are six types of mana druids can be born with which gives them different abilities. The point of my...

Tror du skandinaviske forlag vurderer bøker på engelsk også? Jeg har jo skrevet hele min bok på engelsk og har ikke så lyst til å oversette den. Prøver å finne ut av det på nett men finner ingen klare svar, takk for tips :-)

Ah cool, you`re an experienced author then with several publications. Noted for when I´m in need of writing and publishing advise hehe :cool: Im actually Norwegian myself (hi neighbour), but I find the Norwegian language so hard to write in for some reason, I just cant make it work. So I write...

Well done for getting published, and a translation too! Pretty awesome. The more I read about the traditional publishing industry the more I realise how difficult it is to get published. Its such tough competition. Book agents gets hundreds of submissions a month. I recon I will start querying...

Haha she was indeed. This is why its so good to get professionals to look at your writing, they can tell you what needs fixing and how to fix it. I have made a plan so Im still good for cutting down another 20k words. The last five will be difficult though, I dont know where Im going to take...

Editing, cutting, editing, cutting. 22.000 words left to get rid off (sigh)... but I will do it!

I think world building is a very personal thing and everyone does it differently / have their own formula that works best for them. What I think is important is to recognise your ability and limitations. For me, when I started writing I wanted to create a whole new world, filled with lots of...

Welcome!

This sounds fun! What’s the premise of your story, and what sort of magical attribute are you thinking of? I like how you plan to give them brighter colours, makes them more magical.

Magical realism, one of my favourite fantasy sub genres. I think it’s something about how it’s not so distant as stories set in a completely different world all together. It feels closer and more relatable. I like both types of fantasy, but it depends on the level of escapism I’m after which I...

Her name is Claire Baldwain located in London. Found her on Reedsy. I am really happy with her. The report was so detailed and thorough. She really knows her stuff and has many years of experience working with professional authors. She isn’t cheap though, but you get quality for your pennies.

Before I started editing down my novel I would probably disagree with you, but now that I have started, and am down 15k words, I have totally changed my mind. There is SO much excessive stuff I can cut out lol.

For me a good cover is one that draws my attention and evokes intrigue and emotion. This can be done in so many ways and styles. I think your idea is a good one. A flying child dressed in a soldiers uniform with blood splattered across their face is certainly an image that would grip my...