W.L. Wright's Blog, page 6
March 22, 2019
March 15, 2019
The Crazies that hide within
Okay so let's start from the start, you want to be a writer and that alone puts you in the crazy section of our world society unless you what? Make it big? Writing is as bizarre as the ancient pics carved in stone. The Internet has expanded the contribution to our civilizations intensily, which is good. Who wants to hear from the few when they can pick from the many? Too many? Cream always floats to the top, don't worry.
Once upon a time there were a few cave people, let's be real no one knows if it was a man or woman who carved the pics in old stone, all we know is someone did it. Let's just go with we are here and if you and I are here that means that a whole lot of people over a whole lot of time had to not only survive but have a baby and care for that baby well enough so it would grow up and have more babies, so you could be here today.
Okay so here we are so far long and our online community has expanded our cave drawings exponentially where ultimately everyone has a voice, a message, they can send out to the world. No holds barred, damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead!
Now the only question is how do you handle that? I say take a break from what the 1% in the literary and mainstream critic world has "decided" through critics what you should read. I say support indie authors and explore the universe of cave drawings that have expanded through indie authors who no one controls the message, the dialogue, the story you hear, read, experience.
There is no greater liberty and freedom then choice and the expansion of it because of liberty as long as liberty is what the end goal is beautiful. So get out there and enjoy your beautiful life that took a whole lot of people being strong enough to ultimately get you to you.
I have a ton of cave drawings I am writing my fourth novel and have 14 short stories and a couple of poems including a limerick up on Booksie.com you can check that out here and they are all free to read if you want to get a flavor for my own cave drawings. WL Wright Bookies Profile Page
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March 1, 2019
What A Wild Week! Being an Indie Author is a WIld Experience and I Love It!
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I haven't posted for a while here but that's because being an Indie Author is a full time job. This week I got to my eighth chapter on my new book done and participated in more online communities than I can count. I am doing this post because I am taking a break.
Please don't think I am complaining because when I role around in the online communities there is so much going on it keeps my brain fired up and helps me take the break I need to write on.
I try to imagine that world in the past when a writer in the olden ages went mad writing incessantly alone with only a bar break or a church break. Online communities are first a requirement for authors and I went into it kind of kicking and screaming but it turned into a different experience where I have to admit I love putting my two cents into the mix of humanity whatever the result or affect.
Before I became an indie author only a tiny group in the publishing world ever read my work and then when I became an indie author the whole world was reading my work and that IS wild. I have never had so many people read my stories in my life and I am at 1500 people who have read my stories novels and short stories. That is the most ever that have read my writing and I think that is not only great but it's also wild and accentuates the greatness of the online world.
February 17, 2019
A Writer's Dream Comes True
Going from the literary submission world to the self-publishing world has been the best thing I could have done. Having a large number of people reading your stories is a writer's dream come true.
I have only become a self published author for a month but it's been a great month.
I did have some short stories online before I self published my novels on Amazon and I had the Fable of Eve on Inkitt.com with constant readers. But since the online community reaction I posted more of short stories and I realized I had a growing subscriber list on Booksie.com where I post my short stories.
Of course if the online community had cut my stories or writing to shreds then I wouldn't be writing this right now. But that's not what happened and though I only have a few reviews they are 5 star and stellar. Before self-publishing I got either crickets or I'm on the fence but no, and that was it.
Not a single agent ever criticized my writing and I thought that was par for the course until I noted other authors mentioning they got criticism on their writing. So I was happy I didn't get that criticism and it encouraged me to self publish.
So I have gone from crickets to the real public reaction to my stories and it is my dream come true. I am thankful to everyone who has read my stories and of course purchased my books. I work hard at every story I write to make it a worthy experience for the reader. I love writing and am really glad that my writing has been accepted by the only people that count, the public.
