Who else is just starting out as an author? Let's share some love, and show some support!
I am in month three of Author land, and am getting ready to launch a second book...as well as revamping my first to fit in with the first volume.
I try very hard to share my writing journey in an attempt to help others on the same path, I am not a best selling writer so cannot possibly try and share the best selling secret knowledge, but I can share any knowledge that I have in self-publishing and making a physical book!
I am currently listening to Stephens Kings 'On writing, a memoir of craft' I wouldn't normally listen to such things, but he said the funniest thing on a sample I listened to, which I completely get. I love Stephen King for his ability to have very creative but direct dialect. He quotes in his book:
'I didn't want to write a book that sounds like a literacy gas bag'
It made me laugh because when you get into writing, you read and listen to everything you can to learn and there is a lot of rubbish knocking about from pretentious 'know it alls' and you have to sift through the crap to get through to the good stuff. He goes on about this a little more saying there is a lot that bull out there and he doesn't need to contribute to it.
I haven't finished the audiobook, but when I do, I will report on whether he achieved the goal of impressing me (Of course that wasn't HIS goal...That would be really cool if it was true though!)
All my social networks, emails etc can be found on my website. Please do get in touch. I'm also on discord (but a bit rubbish on it to be honest. My name is sarahewaring&aubreyfox on there.)
Back to you guys, who is just starting out as an author and who could do with some peer support?
Drop me a comment, get in touch or do what ever you like!
I'm on book # I don't know what, but I do know this...you never stop learning. If you do, you've stopped living. :) I wish you all the best of luck with your journey and hope you find many on here that are already on the same path. We all have little nuggets of knowledge to share, after all. :)
That's great...thank you! Have you any author pages or links to look at? I'm following you on here now.
I tend to keep the two separate, I don't want to just advertise my stuff on here, not until I figure out how to get some of my books in the blockchain anyway. :) Then I might have a go at putting the two together.
Ahh ok, I understand. I advertise my books on here, but I don't serialise any. Good luck with whatever you do on your writing journey :-)
This was really good! I agree its important to write a bad book first
you are really good
A bad book? I never wrote a bad book first ... I have revamped my first to coincide with a theme, It was never 'bad' sorry if you misinterpreted it that way.