There is no such thing as being a writer! All my life I have dreamt to become one-and this dream began in my early childhood, when I started handwriting little stories, illustrating them, and eventually selling them to my father for a few bucks.
If your dream is to become a published author, go for it! But before you think about becoming a successful, published author, I d highly recommend you check your motivations.
Today I am asking you, dear aspiring authors: why do you want to be a writer?
If you answered that you are writing by passion, that you feel the urge to put your story on paper and that you love writing above all, you got a very good point. If you answered spontaneously that way, I really think you should become a writer.
However, there is another factor you should consider, because it will highly determine if you are destined to become successful or not: are you thinking about your readers?
First of all, what do you want to offer your readers? Yes, what do you have to offer: is it a special knowledge, some talent, a fantastic story, a biography, some science-fiction book?
How would you like your audience to FEEL while reading your book? As a writer, you also have to slip into the skin of your random readership. This is compulsatory.
If you are willing to offer the best standards to your readership, then you will be on your way to success. Otherwise, I think you should seriously reconsider your motivations.
Of course, we all have some specific ambitions and projects that could come true thanks to the success of our writings. But first and foremost, we have to think about offering the BEST VALUE to our readership.
To be able to do that, you must also, as a writer, be able to spend some time talking to your potential readership. Know who your potential readers are, their age range, their aspirations and what they would love to read!
If you have your mind set on making your readers happy, then you ll become a happy and successful writer!
So are you ready?
Then your pen and paper will take you to the moon.
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