Your writing career is meant to go on forever. You don’t write a book, and then stop. It is supposed to be a fun process that continually gives you joy, happiness, and hopefully some cash. So when you spend time writing ANYTHING...you want to leave your audience wanting more.
John Grisham is one of my favorite writers. I have not read all of his stuff, because he is so prolific and I can’t keep up. However every time I finish one of his books, I have already decided to try and read the next one. That experience has been going on for about twenty years now. That kind of effect is what every writer should be shooting for.
The writing world is about creating a draw. Much of business in general is like that, but with writing it is extremely important because your next project will come along, and you’ll want a reason for your readers to read it.
I was slow to pick up on the world of blogs. I really did not see their value. I thought that it would create TOO MUCH content than the world could handle. Little did I realize that blogs were soon going to be the only way to get to your audience. If you don’t have a blog, you can’t even get your website looked at. That being the case, if you are serious about what you’re doing, it is time for you to fire up Twitter or Wordpress.
In my life I have created audiences a few times over. I’m not a New York Times bestseller, but I have been able to get my material in front of lots of eyes. Granted, my financial return has not put me in a penthouse, but I have been making progress each and every year. That is all any aspiring writer can really ask for. My bipolar manual has been read by thousands and thousands of people. My Christian prayer blog has had the same success. At this point I am working on several projects, including an angel book and an evangelism tool for other Christians to use.
Why is the bible so good? Why do people flock to it, believe in it, read it daily, study it, teach it. Why, why, why, why? I don’t know. I like the bible. I actually love Jesus. But you know what? I can barely get through two or three pages of the bible. I have actually seen a modern version of the bible called The Message, but I’m not even interested enough to buy it. What I am trying to say is...why couldn’t the early church create an easier read? If the book was easier to read, wouldn’t there be more success? At this point, I’ll probably never pick up the bible again. But you know what? The job is already done. So I suppose the bible really did leave me.....still interested.
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