Heidi Fisk's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing-career"
The Hardest Pill I ever had to Swallow
Recently I've been looking at other indie authors to see the key to their success was and what they went to get about it. The work and steps they took to do so and how they did it.
One such author was Brandon Varnell, one of the nicest guys I have met and author to A Fox's Love series.
Brandon Varnell
A Fox's Love
I asked him a few questions about his writing, what key words he used before finally looking at his Wattpad account.
It was then I realized something...
The level he was at was far above me, not just a bit but it was as if I was looking up at a mountain and I was a tree.
The sheer amount of work he put into even his fanfictions among other things was staggering and how he interconnected readers and promoted everything he did as well as the quality of it.
There...wasn't even a comparison to make. He was someone that I was never going to catch up to, at least not in the next five years of my career.
It's jarring to say the least to experience something like that and not be told it. There is a certain amount of weight in that realization that the three years it took you to make it that far is comparatively nothing compared to someone else.
The worst thing about it, is that it's not something you can react to or shrug off. It's a weight you have to carry and see if you can improve yourself upon.
I know it's a weird thing to state, even as a writer. However I don't know when was the last time I had such a feeling.
Feel free to comment if you had ever experienced something similar in your career or even n a hobby.
One such author was Brandon Varnell, one of the nicest guys I have met and author to A Fox's Love series.
Brandon Varnell
A Fox's Love
I asked him a few questions about his writing, what key words he used before finally looking at his Wattpad account.
It was then I realized something...
The level he was at was far above me, not just a bit but it was as if I was looking up at a mountain and I was a tree.
The sheer amount of work he put into even his fanfictions among other things was staggering and how he interconnected readers and promoted everything he did as well as the quality of it.
There...wasn't even a comparison to make. He was someone that I was never going to catch up to, at least not in the next five years of my career.
It's jarring to say the least to experience something like that and not be told it. There is a certain amount of weight in that realization that the three years it took you to make it that far is comparatively nothing compared to someone else.
The worst thing about it, is that it's not something you can react to or shrug off. It's a weight you have to carry and see if you can improve yourself upon.
I know it's a weird thing to state, even as a writer. However I don't know when was the last time I had such a feeling.
Feel free to comment if you had ever experienced something similar in your career or even n a hobby.
