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👤 WHAT SHOULD AN AUTHOR BIO SAY?
You finish your book.

People enjoy it.
Now they want to know:
“Who wrote this?”
That's where your author bio comes in.

An author bio is a short introduction about you as a writer.
It can include:
✍️ What you write
📚 Your genre or areas of interest
🏆 Relevant achievements
🌍 Where you're based, if you choose to mention it

💡 Something interesting about your writing journey
🔗 Where readers can find more of your work
But please don't turn your author bio into your entire life story.
You don't need:
❌ Every school you attended
❌ Every job you've ever had
❌ Every childhood experience
Unless it's relevant.
Your bio should answer a simple question:
“Why should this reader remember this author?”
And remember:
You don't need to wait until you become famous before writing an author bio.
Start building your identity now.

📘YOUR BOOK COVER IS NOT DECORATION 🎨
Before someone reads your first sentence, they may see your cover.

And in a crowded marketplace, that first impression matters.
A good cover should communicate something about the book.

Is it:
❤️ Romance?
🔪 Thriller?
👻 Horror?
💼 Business?
🧠 Self-development?
📚 Literary fiction?

The design can help create the expectation of what kind of reading experience is inside.
But there's a common mistake:
❌ Trying to put the entire story on the cover.
You don't need every character.
You don't need every important scene.
You don't need ten different fonts.
You need a clear visual identity.

Think about:
📌 Title
📌 Typography
📌 Imagery
📌 Genre expectations
📌 Readability
📌 Overall composition

Your cover should make someone curious enough to ask:
“What's inside this book?”

📖 WRITER'S LESSON:
Don't design a cover simply because it looks beautiful.
Design it so the right reader understands what kind of book they're looking at.

📖 WHAT IS A BOOK BLURB?
You've probably picked up a book, turned it over, and read the short description on the back.

That description is called a blurb.
And it has one major job:

🔥 MAKE THE READER WANT THE BOOK.
A blurb isn't a summary of everything that happens.
It shouldn't reveal the entire plot.
Instead, it should create curiosity.
For example:
❌ Weak:
“Sarah meets Daniel, they fall in love, they get married, face problems, separate, and eventually reunite.”

You've just given away the story.

Try this instead:

✅ Stronger:
“Sarah promised herself she would never trust another man. Then Daniel walked into her life with a secret that could destroy everything she had built.”
Now we have questions.
What is his secret?
Why can't she trust him?
What will happen?
That's the power of a blurb.

📌 Remember:

Your story sells the book.
But your blurb can convince someone to open it.

Only 20 days left in our 200-day writing journey.
Look how far you've come.

You started by learning what:
📖 Genre
📖 Plot
📖 Character
📖 Conflict

Now you're learning how to:
✍️ Build scenes
🔥 Create suspense
🎭 Develop characters
🧩 Use literary devices
📚 Revise manuscripts
🚀 Prepare for publication

But there's still one important step:
FINISHING THE BOOK.

You can study writing for 10 years...
But if you never finish a manuscript, you're still waiting to become the author you want to be.
So don't just learn.

APPLY.
Don't just plan.
WRITE.
Don't just dream about publishing.

FINISH THE MANUSCRIPT.
Your story deserves a beginning.
It deserves a middle and most importantly...It deserves an ending.

20 days to go.
Let's finish strong. 🚀📚🔥

What inspire you to write

📚 TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING OR SELF-PUBLISHING?

One question almost every aspiring author eventually asks:
“How should I publish my book?”
There are two major paths you should understand.

🏢 TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING
You submit your work to publishers or literary agents.
If accepted, the publishing company may handle areas such as editing, production, distribution and marketing, depending on the agreement.
But getting accepted can be competitive.

🚀 SELF-PUBLISHING
You publish the book yourself using a publishing platform or your own publishing setup.
You have much more control over the process, but you may also be responsible for arranging things such as:
✍️ Editing
🎨 Cover design
📚 Formatting
📢 Marketing
💰 Budgeting
📦 Distribution

Neither path automatically makes you a “real” writer.
Publishing is a business decision.
Learn your options.
Understand the costs.
Understand the rights involved.
Understand what you are responsible for.
Then choose the path that fits your goals.

📌 WRITER'S LESSON:
Don't publish simply because you're tired of waiting.
Publish because you understand why, where, and how you're publishing.

👀 WHO IS A BETA READER?
Imagine you've spent six months writing a novel.

You've read it so many times that you already know every scene.
You think it's perfect
Then someone else reads it and says:

“I got confused here.”
“I didn't like this character.”
“I predicted the ending.”
“This scene was boring.”

And suddenly, you see problems you couldn't see yourself.

That's where beta readers can help.
📌 A beta reader reads a manuscript before publication and gives the author feedback based on their reading experience.

They can help you discover:
🔍 Confusing scenes
🔍 Pacing problems
🔍 Weak characters
🔍 Plot inconsistencies
🔍 Unclear motivations
🔍 Parts that feel boring or rushed

But don't choose people who will only say:
“Nice story!”
You need readers who can give you honest, useful feedback.
And remember:
⚠️ Feedback is information, not an order.
You don't have to accept every suggestion.
Listen.
Evaluate.
Then decide what improves your book.

A writer who refuses feedback may protect their ego but a writer who uses good feedback can improve their craft.

📘 ✍️ QUERY LETTER

You have written your book.
You have edited it.
You believe it is good enough.
Now you want a traditional publisher or literary agent to notice it.
What do you send?

👉 A query letter.
A query letter is a short professional letter writers use to introduce their book to a literary agent or publisher and ask them to consider representing or publishing it.

A good query usually gives them:
📌 Your book’s title
📌 Genre
📌 Word count
📌 A compelling description of the story
📌 Information about you as the author
📌 Why you are contacting them

Think of it as your book’s first introduction.
And here's the important part:

❌ A query letter is NOT your entire novel.
You are not trying to tell them everything.

You are trying to make them say:
“I want to read this.”

🎯 WRITER'S LESSON:
Before you send your manuscript anywhere, learn how that publishing process works.
A great book can still be ignored if it is presented poorly.
Write well. Present well. Submit professionally.

📚 YOUR BOOK NEEDS A TITLE.
Don't underestimate it.

A title is often the first thing a potential reader sees.

Before they read your description...
Before they read your first chapter...
They see the title.

📌 A strong title should be:
✔ Memorable
✔ Relevant
✔ Easy to pronounce
✔ Appropriate for the genre
✔ Intriguing
But don't make it so complicated that nobody remembers it.

Compare:
"The Girl Who Knew Too Much"

vs.

"A Comprehensive Examination of the Psychological Consequences of Hidden Information in Contemporary Society."

One sounds like a story.
The other sounds like a university thesis. 😂
Your title should make people curious.
Give readers a reason to ask:
"What's this book about?"
That's your first hook.

📚 YOUR BOOK NEEDS A TITLE.
Don't underestimate it.

A title is often the first thing a potential reader sees.
Before they read your description...
Before they read your first chapter...
They see the title.

📌 A strong title should be:
✔ Memorable
✔ Relevant
✔ Easy to pronounce
✔ Appropriate for the genre
✔ Intriguing

But don't make it so complicated that nobody remembers it.
Compare:
"The Girl Who Knew Too Much"
vs.
"A Comprehensive Examination of the Psychological Consequences of Hidden Information in Contemporary Society."
One sounds like a story.
The other sounds like a university thesis. 😂
Your title should make people curious.
Give readers a reason to ask:
"What's this book about?"
That's your first hook.