Posts Tagged ‘success’
Lack of Immediate Recognition Doesn’t Mean No Value
Over the past year (and especially over the past several months), I’ve been seriously questioning how to move forward with my writing career: Do I stick with social media, or focus on books? Posting online has led to a modest growth in followers. I love the variety it allows in my writing. And the query…
Read MoreWhy Book Sales Aren’t the Greatest Measure of Writing Success
Every writer I know wants to sell lots of books (including me). But units sold doesn’t always translate to high-quality work. Get the deets in this video. Watch/Subscribe I have to admit that the manipulation of the bestseller lists burns my biscuit to almost black. Maybe it’s just because I grew up so poor. I’ve…
Read MoreSuccess as a Writer Is Not a Number
In a previous post, I talked about whether being prolific offered any value for writers. Danielle Steele, who has hundreds of books, stands as the primary example of how a lot of content can work in a writer’s favor. But what happens when the amount someone produces becomes a sort of success standard. What if…
Read More23 Ways to Define Success as a Writer That Aren’t Being on a Bestseller List
In a recent post on LinkedIn, Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial at Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., highlighted the recent decision by The Wall Street Journal to do away with their bestseller list. Sivasubramaniam explained why he didn’t like bestseller lists in general, with one reason being that authors can buy their way onto the lists. So…
Read MoreHow to Deal with Other People Finding Writing Success
You know those success-based social media posts. The exuberant ones. The ones where people announce they’ve just found an agent, met some ridiculous word count goal, or had a publisher snap up their book in a six- or even seven-figure deal. On the one hand, I am genuinely over the moon for the writers who…
Read MoreInvestment Mindset: 4 Rules to Be a More Successful Writer
If you’re like most writers, you’ve probably heard that, if you really want to be successful, then you have to write a ton of content. The story is that the more you write, the better odds you have of getting your work noticed. High quantity also supposedly ups the likelihood you’ll sell enough to be…
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