In Interesting Times
The cool thing about having a new book out and obsessively checking my Amazon numbers (LOL!) is I've discovered so many interesting, new indie books!
Seriously, go to Amazon and peruse the Top 100 lists for "Coming of Age" (link) or "Love and Romance" (link), and you'll find a virtual explosion of exciting, new indie authors creating a variety of books on the list.
It's truly a revolutionary time to be a writer.
I was telling a good friend of mine it feels like for the first time writers have the same opportunity as musicians or film makers. Now we can come out with new books in a fraction of the time it used to take, and it's up to the readers to decide if our product is entertaining or thought provoking enough to share.
The example I used was The Blair Witch Project. Remember that? (Just in time for Halloween!)
A group of kids made it with a camcorder then used the Internet to spread the word pre-release in all sorts of creative ways, and
Bam!
Indie blockbuster.
I don't remember if it was a blessing or a curse when someone used to say, "May you live in interesting times," but for writers, I'd argue it's a blessing.
Nowadays, if you follow the formula (great story + investment in quality), you really can find success. The only thing stopping you is you.
Will you invest the time to write a compelling story--your story? To hire an editor and copyeditor? To make the revisions needed? To create an eye-catching cover? To do the legwork it takes to get the word out?
If you will, it's completely possible these days for writing to be a true, sustainable career for any writer--not just the very lucky few.
How amazing. How blessed we are!
This week, I'm absolutely bursting with news... which has to wait (LOL!). But I can say, I'm working on Rouge again--cleaning out added content I didn't like, restoring it to my original vision, sifting through cover images--and by December, I can't wait to share it with you!
In the meantime, I hope you guys are doing fantastic. What's new with you? How do you see this revolution and our changing times?
I'm telling you, writer-friends, there is absolutely zero reason now to give up. Whatever you do, keep swimming.
Have a great week, reader- and writer-friends~ <3
Seriously, go to Amazon and peruse the Top 100 lists for "Coming of Age" (link) or "Love and Romance" (link), and you'll find a virtual explosion of exciting, new indie authors creating a variety of books on the list.
It's truly a revolutionary time to be a writer.
I was telling a good friend of mine it feels like for the first time writers have the same opportunity as musicians or film makers. Now we can come out with new books in a fraction of the time it used to take, and it's up to the readers to decide if our product is entertaining or thought provoking enough to share.
The example I used was The Blair Witch Project. Remember that? (Just in time for Halloween!)
A group of kids made it with a camcorder then used the Internet to spread the word pre-release in all sorts of creative ways, and
Bam!
Indie blockbuster.I don't remember if it was a blessing or a curse when someone used to say, "May you live in interesting times," but for writers, I'd argue it's a blessing.
Nowadays, if you follow the formula (great story + investment in quality), you really can find success. The only thing stopping you is you.
Will you invest the time to write a compelling story--your story? To hire an editor and copyeditor? To make the revisions needed? To create an eye-catching cover? To do the legwork it takes to get the word out?
If you will, it's completely possible these days for writing to be a true, sustainable career for any writer--not just the very lucky few.
How amazing. How blessed we are!
This week, I'm absolutely bursting with news... which has to wait (LOL!). But I can say, I'm working on Rouge again--cleaning out added content I didn't like, restoring it to my original vision, sifting through cover images--and by December, I can't wait to share it with you!
In the meantime, I hope you guys are doing fantastic. What's new with you? How do you see this revolution and our changing times?
I'm telling you, writer-friends, there is absolutely zero reason now to give up. Whatever you do, keep swimming.
Have a great week, reader- and writer-friends~ <3
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