I thought I was Done…Then this Happened

There is something that author’s tend to do, and that is to write for the audience. I’ve tried that too many times, getting as far as a couple of chapters before I stop writing, realizing that my heart just isn’t into it. So, I’ve adopted a different strategy, one that isn’t very popular, but it works for me and keeps me going in an industry that I love — writing novels.

The strategy is two fold:

Write what I would love to read
Write from my heart

I know, not much of a strategy, but very effective. I risk the reader’s interest level, according to the experts, but at least I’m doing  what I enjoy. It’s damn hard work, long hours, and with little reward, but it’s what I have a passion for and if I can’t live doing what I love, then what’s the point? If the experts tell me that I should write this way or that way, and it pulls me into a depressed state, then perhaps their opinion or their studies and research just isn’t for me. Plus, I’ve won a global book award with one of my novels, so my stories aren’t that bad.