#book evolution

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The Ordinary Bruja: The Rewrite, The Resistance, and the Horror That Crept In

Rewriting again—but this time, I see the trap. The Ordinary Bruja was once a feel-good story, but life made it darker, deeper, and exactly what it was meant to be. #TheOrdinaryBruja #WritingEvolution #MagicalRealism

Here I am, rewriting again. And mind you, I have a tendency to rewrite until a book is never finished. But this time, I see myself—I see the procrastination disguised as perfectionism, the endless tweaking that keeps me from calling a project done. And since knowing is half the battle, I’m determined not to fall prey to this tendency with The Ordinary Bruja. But if I do? I’ll catch it, call it…

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Books haven’t really evolved. For example, they’re generally the same length. Hyperink is really about thinking and publishing for today. If you look at Twitter and Facebook, they’re all about microcontent. Shorter pieces seem to be what people respond to. What we’re trying to do is innovate on the concept of a book – make it shorter, make it livelier and more interactive.

Kevin Gao in an interview for the Globe