They Were All Unknowns

A lot of people are a little stuck-up when it comes to their book buying choices. I hear comments such as, "I only read Best Selling authors," or "I only read Non-Fiction".

Many a novice writer can be discouraged by comments like these and at that tender age in their writing life, rejection of any kind can clip their wings and send them crashing to the ground.

Writing is a daunting task and takes more work than many people realize. Contrary to popular belief, words do not just magically pour from an author's fingertips. There are many stages of development for both the writer and the story he or she is telling, and even a seasoned author must fight the voices of the Great Critic-the one inside their own head that tells them they are not good enough.

Reviews are hard to come by, but oh, so important to an author. Good or bad or somewhere in-between, they are valuable feedback that can help a writer learn or encourage one to keep on going.

There is nothing more gratifying to an author than to know their work has been read, and hopefully, liked by the reader. Sincere praise of one's efforts is always appreciated in any endeavor, especially in writing, and when people come up to me and say they really liked, Scruffy, or one of my other titles, it is confirmation that I have accomplished the mission.

The feedback on Scruffy has been very positive- and I hope it continues to be- but I am not so egotistical that I cannot learn from a harsh review and I am dogged enough to keep writing if I do get one.

Please do not hesitate to leave a review of my new book; I will appreciate the time you took to do so.

And to all the literary blue-noses who only read the Best Seller lists, remember that before they got there they were all unknowns.