Comments on: What are you afraid of?

By: Virgie

Virgie — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:08:57 +0000

I am not really afraid but annoyed. I have two books ready to send out in a series and I cannot find my information for the Microsoft Office program to do spell and grammar check before sending one out. But I do have to say I wonder if I will have enough for advertising and all the other things I need to do. I am starting the character sheets for book 3 now so I would say my fear is nominal but I do also wonder what people will say about the sexy erotic paranormal genre I am writing for.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:53:12 +0000

In reply to Leonard D Nourse. I'm glad you are brave, Leonard. I hope the books find a wide audience. Sandy

By: Leonard D Nourse

Leonard D Nourse — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:32:02 +0000

I’m a retired scientist with many publications but now just write kids books covering bedtime stories I nightly told my kids and grand-kids as well as their friends. They loved them and at age 70 wrote them up for my granddaughters – their request. 11 were originally accepted by a publisher who said he would bring but 1 a terms or at book meetings When after 5 years (now 9 years ago) I self-published them. I could easily write many more, say one per week. Its costly because now I’ve had to get an illustrator, but I’ve enjoyed the experience and certainly have no fear about getting them published – fear is not in my vocabulary. see http://www.leonardnourse.com

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:50:02 +0000

In reply to Conda V. Douglas. I'm glad to know that! Sandy

By: Conda V. Douglas

Conda V. Douglas — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:35:22 +0000

In reply to Susan Daffron. Good to know, Susan. I was a short story writer for the longest time, with an occasional article thrown in for spice. I'm on my fourth novel now, three in publication, so it should soon get easier!

By: Conda V. Douglas

Conda V. Douglas — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:31:32 +0000

In reply to Sandra Beckwith. Thank you, Sandy! And just the acknowledgment that this is a common fear really helps!

By: Maria Jasmine Freeman

Maria Jasmine Freeman — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:17:21 +0000

Hi Sandra
It will only cheer me up if i am wrong about the new generation, as to the trend about reading. At least it will give me more hope that some day my book will find its way.
Maria Jasmine Freeman

By: Susan Daffron

Susan Daffron — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:09:38 +0000

In reply to Sandra Beckwith. @Conda, you're not alone. I felt exactly the same way. I wrote nonfiction articles and books for a long, long time and now I'm writing fiction. (I just released my ninth novel.) For me, those fears didn't go away entirely, but it did get easier :)

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:59:23 +0000

In reply to Maria Jasmine Freeman.

Thank you, Maria. I’ll respectfully disagree with the comment about subsequent generations not reading. That’s a common misperception. I don’t know who started that nasty rumor.

Sandy

By: Maria Jasmine Freeman

Maria Jasmine Freeman — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 08:13:26 +0000

Hello Sandra; a really pertinent question.
Fear had no place in my case; rather I was so motivated to write and publish my book because I felt I had something most unusual to tell. Frankly though, my hopes were too “hopeful”, believing the whole wide world would know about my unfathomable experience, overlooking the fact that this same “width” will backfire. Truly, I paid much for publishing and marketing for my book, and I have not been rewarded as I hope for; perhaps it needs more time! I know one important obstacle for my book sales is its price; it is a huge book-commensurate with my odyssey, and of very good quality paper. Other obstacles for any writer, is a trend in subsequent generations, not to read; life is too speedy and little space is there for a book.
Yet, because I am not primarily a writer, and have a stable career, any worries would not stop me from pursuing this new work further; I discovered I had a talent at it, perhaps, and I am planning to write more books in my field- medicine.