I\u2019ve come to realize that there are many levels of writers with varying degrees of passion. Occasionally, I meet another working writer who has managed to carve out a writer\u2019s living and lifestyle. Generally, they are freelancers and\/or journalists and some of them have a one or more books. Some writers\/authors have morphed into editors and editorial consultants. <\/p>\n
There are businessmen and women and homemakers who are writing books in their spare time on subjects near and dear to their hearts and their pocketbooks.<\/p>\n
There is the new working writer\u2014the retired or semi-retired author who is working on one or more books in hopes of creating a lucrative second career.<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s the author who has carried a book around in his head and heart for years and absolutely must get it out. <\/p>\n
Most likely, all of these writers share in common a passion for their work. However, not all of them are passionate about writing. For some, writing is a real struggle\u2014something they enjoy about as much as visiting the dentist or meeting their girl\/boyfriend\u2019s parents. Yet they push through the pain in order to add to their brand. Others see writing a book as, perhaps, an easy way out of debt, a reason to stay home or justification for quitting their job. They reason that books are popular\u2014that, if \u201che\/she\u201d can produce a book so can they\u2014that writing a book is a fairly simple activity\u2014that being an author might raise their personal\/professional status among friends, family and colleagues.<\/p>\n
Where do you fit in? Do you have a passion for writing? Or are you looking at authorship as an extension of your business or a boost to your ego?<\/p>\n
It really doesn\u2019t matter, does it? What matters is that if you hope to experience some measure of success as a published author, there are steps you MUST take before getting involved.<\/p>\n
Study the publishing industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Write a book proposal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the next two blog posts (September 24 and 25), I will expand on these recommendations, revealing why they are crucial and how to go about implementing them. <\/p>\n Note: While it is best to pursue these important activities BEFORE you start writing that book, it is never too late. So stay tuned. <\/p>\n In the meantime, visit my websites. Sign up for a free gift: I\u2019ve come to realize that there are many levels of writers with varying degrees of passion. Occasionally, I meet another working writer who has managed to carve out a writer\u2019s living and lifestyle. Generally, they are freelancers and\/or journalists and some of them have a one or more books. Some writers\/authors have morphed into editors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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