Write for yourself, my dear friend. This way, your passion will come through your writing, because you love what you write and wish to read it. I wish you so much success on your writing journey and in life.
And I totally hear you about writing courses. So often the detailed breakdown is on the "why it's important to do this" with very little "how to do this". Countless examples of how something like "connecting with your readers" will help, precious few examples of how to do it.
I'm happy to say, Kevin T. Johns, who is a writing coach, gives excellent examples and practical ideas on how to improve the craft elements and enjoy the writing at the same time. He has a lovely community of writers, especially helpful for first draft work.
I just write when I see a problem that needs to be shown to the people. Tell a story from another angle which is to make the person go hmm... You just have to let it go and go onto the next one. Everything can't be segmented and be a data bust. With this new fangled internet with A.I being flooded all of the so called data advertising rules are trashed. You can spend your time chasing algorithms.... Most of the stuff you see is not organic. I just connect one person at a time.
Hi Tali...nice to hear from you...! From an agent. "Name two comps for your manuscript, or between which two books in Barnes and Nobles would your book be shelved?" My gut response is, "Between Mein Kamp and the Holy (Christian) Bible." My snarky self would want to add, "Fuck You for making me do part of your job." I know the market is saturated, but asking writers to know the literary world as if they had a PhD in it, is just crap. My Best To You...:)
lol It seems to be part of the norm these days, maybe because writers are expected to do some of the marketing themselves. Great to hear from you, my friend.
I've found with my recent books that the expectation is that we do the bulk of the marketing, especially after the initial launch and immediate publicity that happens then.
I've heard that from other friends who have published. That's why I know I will have to build an author's platform. I guess it will be a trial and error process, like many things.
Write for yourself, my dear friend. This way, your passion will come through your writing, because you love what you write and wish to read it. I wish you so much success on your writing journey and in life.
Thank you dearest one. Same to you. XX
I always write for one person - me.
And I totally hear you about writing courses. So often the detailed breakdown is on the "why it's important to do this" with very little "how to do this". Countless examples of how something like "connecting with your readers" will help, precious few examples of how to do it.
I'm happy to say, Kevin T. Johns, who is a writing coach, gives excellent examples and practical ideas on how to improve the craft elements and enjoy the writing at the same time. He has a lovely community of writers, especially helpful for first draft work.
This is his website:
https://www.kevintjohns.com/
I just write when I see a problem that needs to be shown to the people. Tell a story from another angle which is to make the person go hmm... You just have to let it go and go onto the next one. Everything can't be segmented and be a data bust. With this new fangled internet with A.I being flooded all of the so called data advertising rules are trashed. You can spend your time chasing algorithms.... Most of the stuff you see is not organic. I just connect one person at a time.
Love your approach. Thanks for sharing.
It is a long game strategy not a short game strategy for me. It is about having something stick.
That's a very healthy outlook, I believe. I also see it as a marathon rather than a sprint.
people have been trained on going viral which is like hitting the lottery. The mathematics do not add up. That is the truth. The math rules,
I'll take your word for it.
Hi Tali...nice to hear from you...! From an agent. "Name two comps for your manuscript, or between which two books in Barnes and Nobles would your book be shelved?" My gut response is, "Between Mein Kamp and the Holy (Christian) Bible." My snarky self would want to add, "Fuck You for making me do part of your job." I know the market is saturated, but asking writers to know the literary world as if they had a PhD in it, is just crap. My Best To You...:)
lol It seems to be part of the norm these days, maybe because writers are expected to do some of the marketing themselves. Great to hear from you, my friend.
I've found with my recent books that the expectation is that we do the bulk of the marketing, especially after the initial launch and immediate publicity that happens then.
I've heard that from other friends who have published. That's why I know I will have to build an author's platform. I guess it will be a trial and error process, like many things.
Thanks for your post. I look forward to learning from you!
Thank you for subscribing. I'm sure I'm going to learn from you too. That's the beautiful thing about having a conversation. :)