I just finished reading "A fellowship of bakers and magic" by J. Penner. The book was good, but it was missing a spark of magic that would make it amazing.
The premise sounded great, which was Great British Bake Off meets cozy fantasy, but it felt like the heart of the book was missing.
I just checked, and it was self published. I think a good editor might have made it an even better book. #bookstodon
@craftygardennz Oh boy, a book like that sounds 1000% my jam. But I agree with you about self-pubbed needing a good editor still.
It's been my unfortunate experience that self-pubbed books still fall short in that area. Heck I know some prolific fanfic authors with an editor and beta readers, lmao. (I used to be one!)
Always sad when I book doesn't live up to the premise. I feel bad for the book, and story.
Have you read "A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking"? Very fun fantasy/baking story
@MsHearthWitch I'm an unpublished writer of fantasy/sci fi, and have a lot of friends who have self published. A great editor who does a lot of work in the genre, makes all the difference.
The book was good, maybe a 3 star, but the spark to make it a great book was missing.
A Wizards Guide is on my TBR list, I can't wait to read it.
@MsHearthWitch Yes, I agree completely. Beta readers are equally important as they can tell the writer important stuff like that. I've been a beta reader for lots of my writing friends, and also a judge in writing contests for the Romance Writers of New Zealand.
OMG, are you me? I also have depression, and my will to write died during covid.
The pandemic is also what killed the last spark of writing joy in me. Yay.
I've been on a journey this year to recapture parts of me that I've lost, and my love of writing is one of them.
I used to write a lot of HP fic, and well... I don't do that anymore. It's been hard to like, find a world (original or fanfic) that I feel comfy and excited to write in since then.
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