Why makes me an insecure writer this month?
Dealing with all the non-writing related duties an author has to worry about.
As a soon-to-be debut author, I have all sorts of tasks that need to be taken care of ASAP. Setting up my author website, preparing my author Facebook page, setting up my email collection system… the list goes on and on. Trouble is, I’ve been so fixated on writing the sequel, I haven’t been able to focus on the more mundane tasks that need to be finished before I publish the first book. Basically, the guilt I feel when I’m not writing prevents me from working on those other tasks.
So last month I made the decision to stop working on the sequel and focus on writing my reader magnet, the free short story I’ll use to entice readers to join my email list before the first book is published. It’ll be quicker than writing the sequel, and I’ll feel as though I’m accomplishing something.
Of course, being a slow writer means a short story that most of you guys would write in a week will take me a month just to finish the first draft. In fact, I’ve already spent six weeks on it, and I still have a way to go. But at least I’m making progress, and that makes me feel less insecure as a writer.
September question - What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why?
Romance, without question. I have a hard enough time evoking emotions in my fantasy stories. Writing a book dedicated to evoking emotions would kill me. Besides, you have to read what you write, and I’m not interested in reading romance.
BTW, just in case you think me an emotionless robot, know that I cry when watching romantic comedies. But knowing how to cry is far different then knowing how to make my readers cry.
My question of the month. What kind of reader magnets do you use?
Take care everyone, and stay safe!
ChemistKen