Hello friends,
Recently, I read a blog post by a moderately well-known author who, for the purposes of this post, shall remain nameless. (In truth, I really don't want to give her recognition by naming her!) This author ranted about all the 'wannabe' writers out there who self-publish novels and who, according to her, are horrible writers. She actually seemed insulted by the thought that anyone would actually go the distance if they'd not been picked up by a traditional publisher.
Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but who is she - or anyone else for that matter - to turn her nose up at those who aspire to become a published writer and who can now, thanks to the world of self-
publishing, make their dream come true? Not everything comes easy to everyone. Some will try and will fail many times over and may never end up writing the great American novel. But the emphasis here, for me at least, is on the word 'try.'
Who cares if your novel doesn't become the next great sensation. What matters is you did it! You wrote that novel and you published it. Don't ever let anyone take that away from you. Everyone has the right to put themselves out there, and to enjoy doing it, whether or not their novel brings them mind-blowing success.
Keep writing, people, and never, ever let anyone tell you differently!
Lise
Recently, I read a blog post by a moderately well-known author who, for the purposes of this post, shall remain nameless. (In truth, I really don't want to give her recognition by naming her!) This author ranted about all the 'wannabe' writers out there who self-publish novels and who, according to her, are horrible writers. She actually seemed insulted by the thought that anyone would actually go the distance if they'd not been picked up by a traditional publisher.
Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but who is she - or anyone else for that matter - to turn her nose up at those who aspire to become a published writer and who can now, thanks to the world of self-
publishing, make their dream come true? Not everything comes easy to everyone. Some will try and will fail many times over and may never end up writing the great American novel. But the emphasis here, for me at least, is on the word 'try.'
Who cares if your novel doesn't become the next great sensation. What matters is you did it! You wrote that novel and you published it. Don't ever let anyone take that away from you. Everyone has the right to put themselves out there, and to enjoy doing it, whether or not their novel brings them mind-blowing success.
Keep writing, people, and never, ever let anyone tell you differently!
Lise
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