Award-Winning Children’s and Fantasy Author
Does your self-doubt lead to you writing page after page, and then going back and deleting all your work? Do you refuse to let anyone read your writing because you’re afraid of a negative reaction? Do you just think you’re a bad writer overall?
You’re not alone.
First off: my apologies for taking so long to pen a new writing post. To be honest, it’s been a hectic couple of months. I’ve started a new job, I’ve finally published the sequel to Dodger’s Doorway, Return to Storyworld, and I’m moving into a new apartment tomorrow. It’s a crazy time for me. But that’s not much of an excuse. I set up this blog to help out fellow writers who needed advice, and although only a small handful of people actually read these posts, I still think it’s my duty to maintain a steady stream of blog posts. Now that my life has somewhat calmed down, I’m ready to kick off the New Year with a fresh batch of advice!
This week, we’re discussing a heavy topic that hits close to home for me: originality in writing.
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Remember in high school when you found it so hard to start that long essay, so you kept on procrastinating? Then, once you actually started writing, it became much easier? Guess what? That feeling doesn’t end with high school.
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I’m going to be honest with you. No matter how great your book is, it won’t mean jack if you don’t know how to market it. You could write the next Great American Novel on par with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and it could end up gathering dust on the library shelves. In the world of authorship, writing is only half the battle. The real work is getting your book into the hands of readers. But how do you master the art of book marketing?
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If there’s one piece of advice that I will always pass on to writers, it’s this:
EDIT YOUR WORK!
Did you read that correctly? Here it is again…
EDIT YOUR WORK!
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