{"id":25218,"date":"2022-05-27T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=25218"},"modified":"2022-05-13T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:41:20","slug":"why-is-no-one-buying-my-novel-part-2-by-janelle-riley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/27\/why-is-no-one-buying-my-novel-part-2-by-janelle-riley\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is No One Buying My Novel? Part 2 by Janelle Riley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Why-Is-No-One-Buying-My-Novel-Part-2-by-Janelle-Riley.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25219 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Why Is No One Buying My Novel Part 2 by Janelle Riley\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Why-Is-No-One-Buying-My-Novel-Part-2-by-Janelle-Riley-300x300.png\" alt=\"Why Is No One Buying My Novel Part 2 by Janelle Riley\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Why-Is-No-One-Buying-My-Novel-Part-2-by-Janelle-Riley.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Why-Is-No-One-Buying-My-Novel-Part-2-by-Janelle-Riley-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Janelle+T.+Riley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janelle T. Riley<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cWhy Is No One Buying My Novel? Part 2\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Last month, in<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/24\/no-one-is-buying-my-books-why-by-janelle-riley\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1652473378950042&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bE5N0KwDy_TahtMIi4VhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No One Is Buying My Novel! Why?<\/a>, we covered the reason why novels don\u2019t sell fast as others and marketing played a factor in that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, another reason novels don\u2019t sell is the simple fact the book could be written or formatted poorly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>This doesn\u2019t mean the story is bad<\/strong>, it means the layout or the way your book is presented can turn many off from reading the novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Believe it or not, some readers take grammar and punctuation quite seriously and if your novel is filled with flaws in word contexts or missing punctuation, it could turn your readers completely off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The same holds true if your novel doesn\u2019t read as a novel should<\/strong>. Plot holes or scenes that don\u2019t make sense make a difference when it comes to having a good novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Readers don\u2019t want to read a story that\u2019s not going anywhere or are left in confusion. This is considered frustrating reading where no one has time for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there is the cover.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, a cover can say 1000 words when it comes to a novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>If the cover has knives and skulls with blood oozing from the nostril holes<\/strong>, and the story is romance, then there\u2019s definitely going to be some perplexed readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These next steps could come in handy when it comes to getting an audience drawn to your novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editing\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editing is the most crucial part of the writing process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At the editing stage<\/strong>, you could catch the proper way in formatting a novel the way it should be presented along with catching those pesky punctuation and grammar mishaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialogue, I\u2019ve noticed with some, is the biggest problem when it comes to novels. From too many dialogue tags to none at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An editor can help establish this by making suggestions on where to place tags and when to limit how much you can place in a scene between characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Another thing editors can do is to make sure your manuscript isn\u2019t filled with plot holes<\/strong>, verb tenses, pacing, and sentence structure. In some instances, scenes could be cut or arranged in another scene to make them far more interesting to the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover Design<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a professional photographer and artist, I have found many resources when it comes to making the perfect cover. However, at the beginning of my journey, I hadn\u2019t a clue about how to make my covers fit my story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I hired a professional graphic designer with the skills in creating book covers<\/strong>. From there, I also learned from them how to make my own covers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are numerous sites where you can use images in creating book covers such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canva<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Be forewarned, some of these sites have limited usage when it comes to these images<\/strong>. If you\u2019re not an expert or familiar with graphic designing, then this particular step would need to be left to a professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Of Arc\u2019s &amp; Beta Readers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Reader Copy or ARC, can help tremendously when it comes to an author\u2019s novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>From the front cover to the story, to the back cover<\/strong>, these individuals can tell if a book is going to be a hit with other readers or a complete failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can point out errors and even give much-needed feedback that would help the author correct these oversights before publication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Their only compensation is a free copy of your novel<\/strong> &#8212; very few charge a fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beta readers are also a great way to getting a manuscript read by the audience the author is targeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019re found in writer\u2019s groups through social media or libraries. Some charge a fee for this service, while you can find a select few who will do it free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>If releasing your manuscript makes you nervous to strangers<\/strong>, then interview the beta reader and get a feel for them before handing the documents over.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider This Before You Go<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When reading other novels, what attracts you?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it the cover that grabs your attention to want to read further?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or is it how the story flows without grammatical errors or misuse of punctuation?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Image is everything<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s important to make sure your novel is presented in a very appealing way where the audience would want to read more from you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to read more articles like this one Writer\u2019s Fun Zone? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Janelle-Riley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-24125\" title=\"Janelle Riley\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Janelle-Riley-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Janelle Riley\" width=\"214\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Janelle-Riley-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Janelle-Riley.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Janelle lives in Louisiana with her husband, their three children, and Hamilton their half lab half Rottweiler. Along with writing, she\u2019s a professional photographer and enjoys being outdoors photographing people and nature. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When not writing or photographing, she enjoys traveling, drawing, listening to music, and cooking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janelle\u2019s on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janelletriley1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@janelletriley1<\/a> and Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tejay_riley5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tejay_riley5<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also by Janelle Riley<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/08\/write-the-story-as-you-want-to-not-how-others-tell-you-to-write-it-by-janelle-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/08\/write-the-story-as-you-want-to-not-how-others-tell-you-to-write-it-by-janelle-riley<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/17\/what-every-self-publishing-author-should-know-about-copyright-and-isbn-by-janelle-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/17\/what-every-self-publishing-author-should-know-about-copyright-and-isbn-by-janelle-riley<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/19\/what-to-do-when-your-novel-has-been-pirated-by-janelle-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/19\/what-to-do-when-your-novel-has-been-pirated-by-janelle-riley<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/the-myths-of-self-publishing-by-janelle-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/the-myths-of-self-publishing-by-janelle-riley<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book sales can be affected by many things, even with good marketing a book still needs a good cover and proper editing and formatting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":25219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2745],"tags":[4955,4956,2541,2534,4873,4953,146,3630,4638,115,4954,2525],"class_list":["post-25218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-marketing","tag-advanced-reader-copies","tag-arcs","tag-beta-readers","tag-book-sales","tag-buying-books","tag-covers","tag-editing","tag-formatting","tag-janelle-riley","tag-marketing","tag-plot-holes","tag-publishing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Is No One Buying My Novel? 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