Been drinking around AZ, NM, and CO in the sweet rain. Home again.
How about you? Been taking some vacation time? You need a break, too. You cannot just sit and write even if you are wheelchair bound. Life is a roll and if it isn't moving it, or rather, you are dead. Your writing will get stagnant without new experiences.
Go play. Then write.
How do you edit? Do you hire an editor? Do it yourself? Good friend? Beta readers? Never make mistakes?
Slowly but surely copies get sold. How you doing on marketing? What's your target audience? Mine is basically men. That held very true when I was called to be the speaker atca men's retreat. The books sold well there. Didn't do so hot in a ladies books and geegaws store.
Target target target is the message.
Now go write for your target audience.
Anybody interested in an on line writer's group????
Had the first stand up and be counted sale at the city library yesterday. It was about what I expected and not what I hoped. Got copies of my westerns in the library and had a lot of fun.
Sales and advertising are tough. Harder work than edit/rewrite. Set your mind to tough decisions and stubborn business owners.
Then, go write and have fun.
Started reading PLOT WHISPERED by Martha Alderson last week. Nuggets all over the pages. One was set goals for yourself. How much. How long. Long term goals like NANO. Or, short term for today. I would add rewarding yourself when goals are met.
Love writing, hate rewrite/edit.
Go write.
How did your day go? Did you get a bunch of words on paper?
Big city book store took my books on consignment. They are setting up a display of local writers and working on a promotion day in May when the valley folks run to the mountains to escape the heat. Three other local writers arr involved.
As a team, four of us are working on places and events where we can promote (sell) our books and get acquainted with folks.
I'll keep you posted.
Reading books about writing books as never been a favorite activity. BUT, I have gotten at least a nugget out of each book. Today I started reading MANUSCRIPT MAKEOVER by Elizabeth Lyon. Got three nuggets in the first two pages. I think this book will be of great help. I'll keep you posted.
Do you use the pod-a-sphere? Try WRITING EXCUSES. And, I SHOULD BE WRITING, with an emphasis on the older ones.
Now get to writing.
