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Your Friends Aren’t Going to Read Your Book (And That’s Okay)

Your friends probably won’t read your book – and here’s why that’s not the betrayal it feels like. As a writer, it breaks my heart that strangers are more likely to support a small time indie writer than friends or family. However, I’m going to tell you why. So, you did something awesome. Perhaps wrote a book. What’s the harm in your friends saying, “Nice one Beth,” then actually buying …

Becoming Obsessed with the Writing Process

Becoming Obsessed with the Writing Process | By Amy Roullier For a long time, I thought writing was about being chosen. Chosen by readers. Chosen by publishers. Chosen by algorithms, metrics, numbers on a screen that would somehow prove my words mattered. It hadn’t started that way, but a few years down the road, being chosen became a more important factor in my writing. But about a year ago, my …