I have always wanted to write. When I was younger, I even had some small things I wrote win prizes and get put in some newsletters. My own fear of not being good enough and my mother disparaging it as a career caused me to stop writing for years.
Then I went to college and got told what to read and write and my love for it died. Two years ago, I went through a traumatic experience and started writing again. I met some creatives who exposed me to some open mics and poetry workshops, and I wrote more and shared a little. I am not a strong writer, but I am learning every day to be better. One thing I do know, is I can tell a story.
From that my website www.Truth2speak.com was born. I have posted poetry pieces and blog entries there. Kind of like an online journal. I needed a mentor or a support system that told me my writing was good or that people would receive it well. I really needed that outside validation, someone that could help combat the negative thoughts in my mind that told me; I wasn't good enough and my writing was too flawed for me to make it into a career. So, I stopped.
In December of last year, I became unemployed. Even with all the skills from the military and life, coupled with my work experience I was getting rejected time and time again. Still am. In February of this year, I joined a book club and since have read over 500 books. It reignited my desire to write. I started writing and I launched my Facebook and Instagram page for my website. I am still not seeing any traffic on the site, but I am hopeful.
I said all this to say, I am a single mother or three, who is also a disabled veteran that has been unemployed for eight months now. During that time, I wrote a book. When I started editing the book, I fell in love with the characters so much I felt they needed their own books. So, now I have ten books in this possible series. I let my adult daughter read an excerpt of one when I first started, and she was genuinely interested in the rest of the story. I thought, maybe I can do this.
I NEED HELP! I don't know where to go from here. I am overwhelmed with the amount of information on the different sites. Do I need an agent? What if I can't afford a development editor? If I send my book to someone, how do I make sure they won't take my ideas? I want to write Romance suspense novels, but I don't know how to write a "smut..LOL" scene. I really need some guidance, but I don't have the money to hire professional help. What do I do?
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