My name is Kaia Blackwood. I'm a blogger and a self-published ebook author (in another genre) and I'm creating free ebooks for my readers over at my blog*, but before I do that I want to gather some research by asking questions specifically for beginner witches.
However, if you aren't a beginner witch and wish to answer this question, feel free. But, please state whether you are new to magick or whether you have been practicing for a while. And for those who are not beginners, as you answer this question please tell me what you WISH you had when you were a beginner - not something you would want NOW necessarily.
The question: What kind of ebook do you feel would be the most beneficial to you as a beginner witch? I'm not writing some general book of shadows (there's already SO many out there). Here are my thoughts:
My idea is to write an ebook to help beginner witches dive into witchcraft and guiding them to explore the different types of magick and spells, such as kitchen magick, potions, jar, sigils, candle, color, transformation magick, high magick, simple spells, etc. Majority of these spells are cheap or free, and advise using ingredients that people FIND or MAKE, not BUY (though, some spells may have some items such as crystals).
Although the book does provide a lot of spells, too, it is NOT JUST a book of spells. It is also tips, advice, stories, interviews, references, how-tos, etc.
It is not a "do this, don't do that" book because it all depends on the person's beliefs, however it is a "here's a piece of advice, take it if you want, and here's the experience I and fellow witches have from this piece of advice"
In the book, there is a (totally optional) 30 day challenge for new witches to explore variety forms of magick to find what they enjoy doing the most.
I am making a second ebook for intermediate witches, too and that one will have a 30-day challege as well, but to "find their niche".
It may be 30 days, it may be 15 days, who knows.
The book, which is going to be free to readers on my blog (cause who doesn't like free stuff?) also will include a private facebook group.
Now, please share your opinions! I need brutal honesty. Does this idea completely suck? Does it sound like a good idea, but to exclude or include certain things? Does it sound like it's too much in one ebook? Please share your HONEST opinions. However, if you don't like the idea, please give CONSTRUCTIVE critisizm. That means also including a suggestion/idea, too!
Thanks,
Kaia.
*The blog link is not included in this post because that counts as self-promotion, which is only allowed on the advertisement section of the forum, as far as I can tell.