As I get deeper into promoting my fictional wares on unsocial media, I find myself calling upon performance props.
Yes, your Overlord & Saviour isn't just a word slinger and email evangelist…
I'm now something of a "performer" too.
(The things I do to bring readers into my world!)
One such prop I've been ordering in large quantities is big, chunky books like this:
Just looking at it makes me want to lie down and take a nap, which oh-so conveniently brings me to today's point…
Why do so many fantasy novels that look like this end up being absolute snoozefests?
Like seriously.
Before any Sensitive Simon or Sally trips over themselves to spray, "NoT aLl FaNtAsY nOvEls ArE LiKe ThIs…"
I AGREE.
But ask any reader of the genre, and many will admit there are A LOT of slow-moving tomes out there.
And again, why is that?
Well, I might have part of the answer:
In the late 1980s and 90s, epics started pushing 700-900+ pages because publishers learned that a thick spine looked like better value on a busy shelf.
(True stuff, Google/ChatGPT it.)
This then set a new precedent for the genre that many authors are still blindly following to this day.
Kindle Unlimited hasn't helped either, as it financially incentivises writers to produce bigger and bigger books as they are paid on a per-page-read basis.
('Tis one of the main reasons I opted out of it from the get-go.)
But there's hope…
Some of us — me, obviously — are trying to fix it with shorter, faster-paced novels like the ones found in The Divided Region.
Sure, they won't give Tolkien's estate any sleepless nights, but they won't send 'em to sleep either!
Better yet…
You can grab Books 1-5 + the printable world map at a decent saving, but ONLY at my Storehouse.
All proceeds go to your daily host, but all the joy and adventure go to you.
Get the ebook or audiobook bundle here:
https://djjwatsonstore.com/products/TDR-Bundle-ebook
Have a great weekend, Legionnaire. Stay classy out there.
DJJW