"Project to Published" The 5 P's of Publishing
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The 5 P's of Publishing
Recently, I headed down to California and had a signing at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, which is why, for the first time ever, I missed my "Project to Published" post last week. After I was done with the signing (I sold out of copies of The Thirteenth Chime!) I started adventuring out and interviewing fellow authors, asking them what advice they would give to aspiring authors. I received many wonderful answers that I will be sharing at a later date (I am working on the video interviews I did that day!) but the reoccurring themes I continued to hear really inspired me so I have created the new Project to Published P's:
1. Practice
2. Perseverance
3. Patience
4. Proactive
5. Precious
Practice
The more you write, the better of a writer you will become. This is true for any muscle you work or exercise you undertake - the more you do, the better you become. Write every day, even if you are busy. I have found that I really look forward to the time I spend writing each day.
Perseverance
One of my favorite quotes of the day was "You can't give up. As soon as you do, you aren't an author anymore." I was asked many times at the book festival how I became a published author. Each time I answered the same way - don't give up. Becoming a writer is easy, but becoming an author can take years of hard work.
Patience
The publishing industry is a hard market to get into, filled with strong competition, elusive opportunities and a large literary mountain to climb in order to reach the top. In many ways, writers are a lot like mountain climbers in that we each have to struggle to reach that next ledge, knowing we have come so far and yet have so far to go. Just remember that once you reach the top, you will have an extraordinary view waiting for you.
Proactive
No matter how you say this (early bird catches the worm, never giving up, going for the gold, etc.) the point is to not wait and go for it! Think of the tortoise and the hare - why did the tortoise win? It took the tortoise a long time to finish the race, but the hare waiting ended his chances.
Precious
The life of musicians and actors have been open to public awareness and scrutiny for decades. Musicians and actors are always on the road, going from place to place, gig to gig, job to job. However, few know of the author's life, or what he or she goes through during a literary career. Writing is easy - being an author is hard. It's hard because the initial challenges that we're faced with, involve writing the book and getting published. But once there, the true journey begins, taking an author throughout the nation and at times the world. Just remember - your writing is something precious and unique. Always keep it that way!
The journey of becoming an author begins with a decision to go for it. Never give up and keep trying - you will get to the top!
The 5 P's of Publishing
Recently, I headed down to California and had a signing at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, which is why, for the first time ever, I missed my "Project to Published" post last week. After I was done with the signing (I sold out of copies of The Thirteenth Chime!) I started adventuring out and interviewing fellow authors, asking them what advice they would give to aspiring authors. I received many wonderful answers that I will be sharing at a later date (I am working on the video interviews I did that day!) but the reoccurring themes I continued to hear really inspired me so I have created the new Project to Published P's:
1. Practice
2. Perseverance
3. Patience
4. Proactive
5. Precious
Practice
The more you write, the better of a writer you will become. This is true for any muscle you work or exercise you undertake - the more you do, the better you become. Write every day, even if you are busy. I have found that I really look forward to the time I spend writing each day.
Perseverance
One of my favorite quotes of the day was "You can't give up. As soon as you do, you aren't an author anymore." I was asked many times at the book festival how I became a published author. Each time I answered the same way - don't give up. Becoming a writer is easy, but becoming an author can take years of hard work.
Patience
The publishing industry is a hard market to get into, filled with strong competition, elusive opportunities and a large literary mountain to climb in order to reach the top. In many ways, writers are a lot like mountain climbers in that we each have to struggle to reach that next ledge, knowing we have come so far and yet have so far to go. Just remember that once you reach the top, you will have an extraordinary view waiting for you.
Proactive
No matter how you say this (early bird catches the worm, never giving up, going for the gold, etc.) the point is to not wait and go for it! Think of the tortoise and the hare - why did the tortoise win? It took the tortoise a long time to finish the race, but the hare waiting ended his chances.
Precious
The life of musicians and actors have been open to public awareness and scrutiny for decades. Musicians and actors are always on the road, going from place to place, gig to gig, job to job. However, few know of the author's life, or what he or she goes through during a literary career. Writing is easy - being an author is hard. It's hard because the initial challenges that we're faced with, involve writing the book and getting published. But once there, the true journey begins, taking an author throughout the nation and at times the world. Just remember - your writing is something precious and unique. Always keep it that way!
The journey of becoming an author begins with a decision to go for it. Never give up and keep trying - you will get to the top!
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