Disclaimer:
This article is not for fragile egos. Words can hurt.
If in doubt and a double-espresso will brighten your day, keep reading.
If you’re one of us, a thick-skin writer who takes work seriously, this article is for your amusement.
“Have you read my book?” expectation vs. the reader’s goodwill
Reading your book competes not only with other books but with all other activities I do in a day. It competes for a precious resource: my time. Even offering me a free book it’s not enough. I know it’s not what you expect to hear. After all, it’s your mind’s baby in which you poured hours of work, your soul on paper.
Let’s stop here and now and accept the definition of a bestseller: it sells.
The writer in me cringes to write this. After all, what makes a good book should be the storytelling skills of the wordsmith.
The book market for the genre I write in is huge
Be smart. It’s not sexy to start small, but it’s the best place to start.
Why is that famous writer coming to that small convention every year?
Asengana was born of the idea that the writing process needs more than just creativity and then modeled based upon the conclusions of many conversations combined with a lot of hard work needed to convince writers to open up about their success.
Beyond the noise awaits the reader?
You’ll notice a lot of opinions about how good or bad a famous writer is. They are visible, known and easy to attack. The professional writers also don’t give a…
Wasted words
I delete 70% of the blog articles I write at a second reading. I called it Words Quality Assurance.
How to write a short story outline – cheat sheet
Until we launch the platform in October and you’ll have a full-featured project management and writing, maybe this cheat sheet will help you write your short stories faster.
People know who you are. Good. It doesn’t mean they will buy your book.
Keep doing what works. Remove from your to-do list what doesn’t. Analyze and measure again.
Your book vs. This Year’s Bestseller. The winner is…
Do the opposite. Buy the book. Read the book. Realize that is better than yours; better written, with a better story architecture. Let the pain and the humiliation flood you mind, crush your thoughts of greatness. Then swim to the surface of the ocean of sorrow you’re in and start writing your next book.
My angry self
Come morning I will wake up early and write. There’s a story to tell angry or not.
How to write a bestseller? Answer: You don’t.
There is no such thing as writing a bestseller. A bestseller is not a book you write. It’s product.
That’s right. You can write a good Final Draft. That’s it. A bestseller is a product sold in big numbers. A product resulting from the collective work of a writer, a literary agent, a cover designer, an editor, a marketing team, an online store or a bookshop, and many more.
Hidden
Congrats! You are so well hidden that even Google can’t find you.
Less Internet More Cabernet
The other 1% are really facing writer’s block and is an excruciating experience. It’s like your hand are tied, your brain is frozen, and your soul is engulfed in darkness. The more it hurts, the more it pulls you in.
Why are you afraid of plotting your story?
Why do you “meh!” when a fellow writer advises you to plot your story after you “cried wolf”- you just complained to everybody about your huge writer’s block.
Something you forgot
You forgot somebody while moving forward with your writing career. Go back.
Thoughts about hunting and writers
Do you identify yourself with this story? Are you the chased hunter? Or are you part of the other 99%?
Your early adopters, beta readers, are a writer’s support system and this is what you should do for them
A billion dollars business starts with 100 hardcore clients. A writer’s career starts with 100 enchanted readers.
The lemming gene and the writer’s choice of a premise
Let the lemming’ gene direct your day-to-day life or not. If you decide to be a writer, start working hard and find your own voice.
Bestseller by the end of the week
One week bestsellers have years of work to support them. Not only in honing your writing skills, but in making yourself known as a person who is worth reading. It’s the snowball effect that you should be focused on.
The day your book is read
Think about it while you write and strive to create an exceptional read, to offer a life changing experience.
The meaning of literary genre
Literary genre is used by bookstores to separate books into different sections. It’s also a matter of life and death for many readers/writers to assign a genre or not to the book of another writer.