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🔥 Share Your Book Sunday 🔥
This week’s spotlight:
The Wolves Beneath Paris: A Steamy Shifter Romance
by Liv Miles
When Natalia’s best friend disappears beneath the streets of Paris, she will do anything to find her. Anything.
Now share yours in the comments:
- Title
- Author name
- One-sentence blurb
Please, no links. YouTube sometimes sends comments containing links straight to spam, and I check every submission anyway.
One book gets spotlighted each week, so keep sharing even if yours hasn’t been selected yet.
While you’re here, check out some of the other indie authors in the comments. If a book catches your attention, give their comment a like and look them up.
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What’s his name, and why hasn’t he aged in forty years?
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Write the first sentence of a story inspired by this scene.
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A reader points out that one scene in your published novel contradicts something established earlier in the book.
What do you do? Tell me why in the comments.
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🏗️📚 Build-A-Story: Week 1
We’re starting completely from scratch.
Pick ONE category and give me ONE idea:
- Genre
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Main conflict
- Subplot
- Secret
- Trope
That’s it. You can contribute more than once, but put each idea in its own comment so everyone can vote by liking their favorites.
Next week, I’ll take the community’s ideas and we’ll start building the story.
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Just for fun. Neither choice is advice. You have to pick one.
Would you rather...
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Write a two-sentence back-cover blurb for a novel inspired by this scene.
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🔥 Share Your Book Sunday 🔥
This week's spotlight:
Mecha.Exe
by Elijah T Ohlwine
When a revolutionary VR mech-fighting game takes over the esports world, two determined competitors must battle for victory while confronting family struggles, corporate manipulation, and the forces threatening to break them.
Now share yours in the comments:
- Title
- Author name
- One-sentence blurb
Please, no links. YouTube sometimes sends comments containing links straight to spam, and I check every submission anyway.
One book gets spotlighted each week, so keep sharing even if yours hasn’t been selected yet.
While you’re here, check out some of the other indie authors in the comments. If a book catches your attention, give their comment a like and look them up.
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What’s his name, and why does every clock stop when he enters a room?
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Write the first sentence of a story inspired by this scene.
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