“Write what you know,” the professor admonishes. Because none of us have imaginations to write what we don’t know or to invent what we would like. That would be…what? Interesting? Creative? Insightful? Oh well. Don’t do that. (she said with tongue in cheek because yes, you should do that, just not right now.)
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Who is behind the “you” that shows up at networking events. You need to tell a story, not give a report. Too many first authors give a report – they act as outside eyeballs giving a word by word description of what happened here or there, and when.
I would love it if we could rely on the advice and insight of family and friends, but the truth is so different. These are not the people to trust when it comes to deciding to write a book. Their opinions will be suspect. Yes, share and discuss and take their thoughts to heart. But don’t believe them when they say, “Yes, that’s a great idea! It’s going to be a best-seller!”
Seven roles you’ll need to fill to be qualified as “the author of” that book you dream of writing and publishing.
I wasn’t thinking of dollars and cents, while I wrote. I was thinking of dollars and sense. The dollars I would invest by self-publishing and the sense of pride and accomplishment I would have once the book was completed. And, the sense to know the book was not going to make me rich and famous.
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