A topic at just about every virtual writers’ conference in 2020 has been how to write in a pandemic. How do we pull entertaining stories people will like out of imaginations overheating with every headline, each more dire than the last? Well, this book gives you ideas, some according to your personality.
Like the process of writing fiction for readers, this book is divided in half. The first half involves how to be creative when we can’t bring ourselves to stop doomscrolling. BTW, what you read here will help you set aside doomscrolling.
The second half is dedicated to the process of marketing books. Granted, the target audience is self-published authors, but those few authors with traditional publishing contracts are still expected to do their own book marketing.
The real world advice in this book by Syme, also a novelist, will help calm the doom loop in the brain. If you’re like me, you’ll devour this book like a comfort read but also realize, unlike with a binge on comfort food, this book provided nutrients.