This was a great read. I was often scared away by the write to market advice too, and being a somewhat slow writer I knew I'd never be able to keep up with the prescribed number of releases required for "success". My journey feels similar to yours. After more than a few false starts of my own, I've finally decided to self-publish again (the first time in years, after very little success the first time round). Good luck to us both!
I like to think we learned a lot from those false starts and are just honing our approach! ...or something like that. ;) Thanks for reading and commenting, I appreciate the feedback!
So many of the things you mention here are reasons I never even attempted to publish. I kept writing as a hobby, not because I didn't want to publish. I just didn't want to do it in the ways that were available at the time. Sometimes I've regretted that. But most of the time, not. I was honing my skills to be ready for this new world too. Here we go!!
"Didn't want to do it in the ways that were available at the time" really sums up the whole thing, doesn't it? I've never wanted to write FOR money; I just want money so I can write FOR readers! WHY IS THAT SO HARRRRD?!??!?! 😂
Good luck on your latest writing journey! I, too, feel like the stuff I write is quite different from anything else out there, and may be why I can't seem to find an agent for any of it. But I won't stop writing it.
This was a great read. I was often scared away by the write to market advice too, and being a somewhat slow writer I knew I'd never be able to keep up with the prescribed number of releases required for "success". My journey feels similar to yours. After more than a few false starts of my own, I've finally decided to self-publish again (the first time in years, after very little success the first time round). Good luck to us both!
I like to think we learned a lot from those false starts and are just honing our approach! ...or something like that. ;) Thanks for reading and commenting, I appreciate the feedback!
So many of the things you mention here are reasons I never even attempted to publish. I kept writing as a hobby, not because I didn't want to publish. I just didn't want to do it in the ways that were available at the time. Sometimes I've regretted that. But most of the time, not. I was honing my skills to be ready for this new world too. Here we go!!
"Didn't want to do it in the ways that were available at the time" really sums up the whole thing, doesn't it? I've never wanted to write FOR money; I just want money so I can write FOR readers! WHY IS THAT SO HARRRRD?!??!?! 😂
It feels hard, yes, but it also feels hopeful and POSSIBLE, which is a very far cry from how those other approaches felt/feel.
Good luck on your latest writing journey! I, too, feel like the stuff I write is quite different from anything else out there, and may be why I can't seem to find an agent for any of it. But I won't stop writing it.
That's the spirit! I think there is room for voices like ours...might not be the biggest room but still, OURS! :D