Cómo empezó una nueva serie romántica en Freewrite

febrero 14, 2024 | 2 lectura mínima

Imagínatelo: Acabas de firmar un contrato para escribir tres libros en un año y medio, a la vez que promocionas tu catálogo anterior y lanzas un título independiente. Eso es lo que le pasó a Jennifer Bardsley, cuyos tiernos libros de romance y ficción femenina han vendido más de 115.000 ejemplares en todo el mundo.

"Estaba emocionadísima por firmar con Bookouture, un sello de Hachette", dijo, "pero también estaba nerviosa. Tenía un libro que publicar en Montlake en la primavera de 2023, además de escribir una columna semanal para el periódico. ¿Cómo iba a lograrlo todo?"

Presentamos la máquina de escribir inteligente Freewrite, de la que Jennifer comparte fotos frecuentemente en sus cuentas de Instagram y Facebook . "Ya había experimentado con dispositivos de escritura sin distracciones", nos contó. "Pero mi primera Alphasmart Neo se quemó en el coche y la segunda tuvo problemas de carga. La tecnología vieja y obsoleta me ponía nerviosa, sobre todo cuando mi reputación de cumplir plazos estaba en juego".

Los problemas de fiabilidad desaparecieron cuando Jennifer descubrió Freewrite. Usó una máquina de escribir inteligente Freewrite para escribir sus tres libros de Sand Dollar Cove , que se lanzarán el 15 de febrero de 2024 a través de Bookouture, transportando a los lectores a un viaje inolvidable a la playa lleno de romance, misterio y humor.

"En mi computadora, puedo redactar 500 palabras por hora", dijo Jennifer. "Pero con Freewrite duplico esa producción. A veces incluso llego a las 1500 palabras por hora". Le encanta tanto esta tecnología que también ha añadido una Alpha a su colección.

Los libros de Jennifer Bardsley

« Postales desde la Cala» , «Fotografías desde la Cala» y «Notas desde la Cala» son mi noveno, décimo y undécimo libro publicado tradicionalmente», dijo Jennifer. «Llevo un tiempo escribiendo. Pero creo que los nuevos escritores también podrían beneficiarse de recursos de escritura sin distracciones. Una de las partes más difíciles de escribir es plasmar las palabras en el papel, y Freewrite te ayuda a lograrlo».

Puede obtener más información sobre Jennifer Bardsley (y recibir un cuento corto gratuito de su serie Sand Dollar Cove ) suscribiéndose a su boletín informativo .

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