4 Bits of Advice for a New Writer

In the past month or so, Ive made a sea-change in my way of thinking about advice to new writers in advice to myself as well.

Herewith:

1) Want to be a writer? First step. Write.

Its that simple. Every morning, start your day with a pen and coil-spring notebook, fill 2-4 pages at a minimum with drafts of articles, rough ideas, rants, dreams, whatever. Just write. And write without much editing.

2) Once a week, preferably twice but once is good, take one of those penned works, clean it up and post it on a blog. Do not worry about creating audiences for your blog, do not worry about social media or any of the things youre supposed to do with a blog. Consider it an online filing system. If people find you, great. If not, great. Doesnt matter.

3) When you have 15-20,000 words on a single theme take those posts, assemble them into an ebook. Post it to Amazon.

4) Continue.

Note these small details.

A) Blogs dont have to have a theme other than your best writing. Your very best. This will improve over time but do not go back and fix the older stuff.

B) Ebooks seem to do better if theres a theme you can wrap around the content. You decide on the theme.

C) Ignore magazines, established publishing houses, social media, and your friends comments. Write. Theyll all come to you if youre really good. Sooner or later usually later. Or not. Live with it youre a writer.

D) Study Amazon. Really study the material in Author Central, the blogs of successful writers. This is your future.

E) This advice is subject to change.

F) No, I dont care what your themes and topics are, theres a market for them there.

G) Whats stopping you now?

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