Write A Book

 challenging to get into.~One of the more difficult tasks for the new author is finding a publisher.} Writers such as Stephen King or John Grisham make a good living writing, but they are in the minority. If you expect to give up your day job, you would need to write a best seller. Finding time to write is often a major problem for new part time writers. I guess I’ll make time if I want it badly enough. More people than ever are buying books and it’s very competitive. There are less independent publishers now and the big companies don’t want to take too many risks on a new writer. It would often appear these companies make illogical choices. J.K. Rowling was rejected several times.

I read sometimes about people who have sold their debut book and been provided a huge advance to write another novel or book. Just when I’m fuming with jealousy, I notice that they sold the movie rights for millions of money! The most irritating thing is when a celebrity is commissioned to create a book, only to employ an anonymous ghostwriter. Sporting personas seem to do that a lot. They take almost all the credit and most of the money. British football star David Beckham even won a literary award for his so called work at an autobiography.

The lucky writers are the people that have a publisher actually driving them. A new writer needs tons of publicity after they write a book. Sometimes, the public is manipulated a little into buying a book. I have seen book covers with scantily clad ladies that I know has very little relevance to the plot.

Choosing your topic is very important. Travel, home improvement and cook books are popular topics for creating popular titles. Unfortunately, I don’t feel equipped to write a book on any of those themes. I could try my hand at fiction but that seems a harder market to crack. The crime and thriller genre does well but I don’t think I could come up with a clever, intricate plot. I’m more into novels about the human condition, which explore relationships and modern society. For a publisher to go with something like that from an unknown writer, it would have to be very, very good.

Sometimes, a great novel will come along that’s critically acclaimed and a best seller. This just proves to me that the general public is underestimated and there is a demand for thoughtful stories. Publishers, like TV networks and film producers should stop dumbing down.

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