A misconception that I had when I published my first
book was that the writing would speak for itself. I thought that once it was
written and published, the marketing would just come with it.
It wasn’t long before I found out that this concept was
wrong.
Before I started writing with a serious eye toward
others reading my work, the only real education I ever received on writing came
from a book written by Stephen King, amply named On Writing. The message I walked away with after reading the book
was that you can’t write for everyone. Some people will want to read your work
while others will not. I’m sure there were other inspiring messages crafted by
the experiences of one of the best of the horror genre, but I was 13 when I
read it last and that was 13 years ago. True, I should take it up again, and I
do plan too.
But the journey toward finding more readers has been a
difficult and interesting one. So many people have so many opinions, and I don’t
know where to turn. I want my books to go beyond my hometown, and I know that
will take hard work and time.
I’ve got the time and the work ethic, so now I just
have to build and be fearless.
I greatly appreciate those readers in my hometown.
They have been a great support to me.
To my all readers, thank you for taking the time to
read my book. I wrote it so that others would read it.
