At last! The edits of the fourth book in The Witch’s Foundling series, The Sons of Enoch, are complete. What remains are getting the front matter, back matter, the blurb and other material together. I’ll be sending everything to get the interior formatting and cover design put together. Now, if you’re wondering what Front matter is, it refers to the copyright page, table of contents, dedication and the trigger warning if you include one. Back matter can include an Afterword or Acknowledgements, Author’s Bio and any other information of interest.
Not to mention the blurb; the paragraph(s) of description found on the back of the book. I’ve discovered that the challenge of writing a blurb for the fourth book in a series, is it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid spoilers for the preceding books. For example: “After defeating the evil Lord Blackthorne, young Amanda is drawn into a new mystery”. Now, if the book before this one, had made the identity of Lord Blackthorne a major plot point, mentioning Lord Blackthorne in the latest blurb could be a major
This, of course, is a problem only if the person reading the newest blurb hadn’t read the first book. However, such a thing is quite common. Speaking from experience. So, I’m left with conveying the hook for the new plot, while avoiding spoilers and encouraging readers to read all the books in the series. I think I’ve got it for Book 4. Once the production for The Sons of Enoch is underway, you can expect to see the blurb, here and on our Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok. Stay tuned.
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