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….
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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Nice post. Keep writing and one day there will be more books
ReplyDeleteYes, carving out the time and place for writing is ongoing. At one time I had to be in my writer's cave in dead silence. Now I can pretty well write anywhere, I've even been known to tap away in Starbucks! And great that you point out that publishing is not just uploading a book and waiting for the magic to happen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thoughts. I always think of WHERE as where the story takes place. I had't really thought about the 5 W's in terms of myself.
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