Eventually, like the entrepreneur, as a writer, you will have to ask for an investment from others. By asking people to buy and read your book, you’re requesting that they invest their time and money into your ideas and skills—and your characters.
As you may know, I spend my days as a lawyer.
Despite all the articles about how going to law school is waste of time and money; I personally don’t think it was a complete waste.
For one thing, it taught me how to get things done.
Do you remember The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein?
I picked it up for the first time in decades (literally) while visiting my friend’s baby at her house. She asked me what I thought the book meant. I told her. She was surprised by my answer and then told me that every other person she asks interprets it differently.
I was fascinated.
Have you ever felt like you needed help with your writing process, but didn’t know where to turn? Perhaps you’re new to this writing thing, or you’ve been too scared to tell anyone what you’re working on.
Or, if you’re like me, you’ve spent so much time in the writing process, so much time writing, editing, pitching, and educating yourself on the process that you truly believe you’ve done all you can possibly do on your own.
What should you do now?
Today we want to hear YOUR advice. What have you learned so far about writing or publishing?
