Pitfalls to Avoid When Authoring Your Debut Book
By Candyce Carden I nearly abandoned my initial book more than once, yet God would intervene, prompting me to resume writing. After four years, I finally signed a publishing contract. It’s been a long and winding road, and I learned some stuff along the way. Things I’d do differently if I could. Here are my top five pitfalls I’ve learned to avoid. Five Pitfalls to Avoid 1. Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse I read a lot of writing blogs and informative articles about writing and publishing. Most stress the necessity of a robust platform, so I started growing an audience through blogging and social media—a good thing. But I let this effort interfere with my writing. I spent almost as much time building a platform as I did on writing the book. It’s fun to create memes and interact on the socials. Writing doesn’t always flow and can grow tedious. I allowed the pursuit of platform building to become a tool of procrastination rather than a com...
