The Who, What, WHERE, Why and When of Writing - Part 3

June 3 2019

When I started this series of blogs, my first thought for Where was:  Where’s the best place to write?

That question has as many answers as there are writers.

Some people are more comfortable in their same chair at their same desk at the same time every day from the hours of 9am to 5pm. I’m not that dedicated to routine since I have a full time job, three kids, and my life tends to be a bit chaotic at times. I’ve written in many places:

• At work on lunch breaks.
• In waiting rooms at the doctor, the dentist, the hospital, the massage therapist, before and interview, while waiting to have lab work done, and so on.
• While cooking dinner for three hungry kids.
• Out in the park.
• While camping.
• Out at the lake.
• At coffee shops.
• In writing meetings.
• In my backyard.
• With a kid or cat on my lap.
• In a car (not while driving!!)
• While waiting for kids who were in karate classes or music lessons.
• Pretty much any place, anytime, anywhere.

Where isn’t so much a restriction as just doing it. As long as you have something to write with, pen and paper or a laptop, you can write just about anywhere!

My second where I thought of while walking the other day. Where do you want to go with your writing?

Many people write for the sheer pleasure of putting pen to paper and creating worlds that have never existed. Some writers look to Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, E.L. James and so on and see dollar signs. Yes, it is possible to earn a living at writing. So I heard. I’m not there.

Yet.

As a single parent I’ve had to work full-time to get my kids through school and be content with writing part-time to slowly build my career. Now that I have eight books out, I can build a better social media presence and work with my publisher (Books We Love!) to get more and more name recognition.

Marketing is key!

For anyone who thinks they can write a book, upload it to the Internet, then sit back and wait for the money and accolades to roll in – surprise! It’s a full-time job to sell your books. Books signings, conferences, and the like are all great for boosting your career. Word of mouth helps, but writers want to create a fan base.

Those people who are excited to see when you’ve written something new. But how do you do that? We’ll discuss that later….

Diane Bator

Author of Wild Blue Mysteries, Gilda Wright Mysteries and Glitter Bay Mysteries

Mom of 3 boys and 2 cats and a mouse we still can't find...

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