“What have you done lately, to make you feel proud…?”

Identify Your Target Audience…We are often told we have to do this, being the one sure way of actually ‘making it’ or getting to that most cherished of places, the successful author.I have lost track of how many articles and blog posts I have read since we started. We are constantly told that a writing career TAKES A LOT OF WORK and I don’t know about you, but there simply isn’t enough hours in my day to do much more. So the question is this, are we doing the right things in the first place?
Who exactly are your Ideal Readers?I have thought long and hard about this one. This is the person you should be concentrating on, and building a relationship with. And this is where I am very confused. Surely, most of the people we interact with, are authors just like us, not necessarily readers?But when you think about it, we are all readers. Some more than others, but I wouldn’t mind betting that how much we read is relevant to how far we go in our respective careers.
Hold on a minute…Think of all the big names, the very successful authors. You do not see many of them on Facebook or Twitter, do you? Might that suggest there is another way, or are they simply discarded when not needed anymore?
Are our priorities in the right order?No matter what some of do, we don’t seem to make much progress, if any at all. Something seems to be holding us back, and it cannot be the lack of trying. So, back to the original question…
Are we doing the right things?Being eager to learn, we read and digest all the advice, and implement it (as best we can manage, anyway) and arrive at a point where we cannot possibly squeeze one more thing into our schedules. Even then, we have a sneaky feeling that either some aspects are not being fully utilised, or we have missed the mark completely.However, we are doing better than we did a year ago, so must be on the right track at least. So, although we ARE doing better, some areas need more thought.
Next week, we will be exploring how to find the PERFECT READER. The person all our efforts should be geared towards. Where we will find them, and hopefully, what to do when we get there.You have probably gathered that this post is trying to teach me something, but if you found it interesting (or not) please leave a comment. They always that say two heads are better than one.