So much for the beauty of being a
writer, to pour your passion into a blank paper to create words, sentences,
paragraphs, and finally, a story.
A story that
will inspire, enthrall, entertain, or inform your audience. But it's just here
when the problems start to arise, at least for me. Writing requires
inspiration, passion, and, last but not least, discipline.
The latter is
what troubles me the most.
Discipline.
Since I was a
little kid, my parents and teachers didn't have to struggle with many issues
besides my complete adversity to discipline and rules. Not that I have been a
rebel, and I always followed the general behavioral rules. Those were the ones
I was ready to follow and accept, but when it came to studying, follow, or even
create a routine, it was a real nightmare for them (and also for me to tell the
truth).
As a pantser,
I don't really struggle in creating a story. I can pour my whole novel in a
reasonable time for an average author, and with two-three novel published a
year, I don't think that there's any issue on the writing front itself.
The problem
for me starts when it's the time to market my novel. At that point, discipline,
consistency and commitment are three ingredients that can never miss from the
marketer arsenal.
Yes, and once
again I'm no marketer. I have been grown up as a scientist, a geologist for the
matter, which within the whole range of scientific subjects it screams
"ANARCHY."
Nevertheless,
I need to become one, and after spending the eight hours in the office, or in
the laboratory, or in the field, I need to come back home, forget about anarchy
and step into my new world made of rules I desperately need to create and force
myself to follow.
So far, I
couldn't find a viable routine, as I'm easily distractable, and if writing and
procrastination go hand in hand, I am sure that marketing and procrastination
are twin brothers, and where goes the first, the second follows.
If this is
what it's needed, I am not sure I will ever be a successful author, the one who
is selling a big deals and can stop her day job to focus completely on writing.
Perhaps one day when I retire I will be able to use those eight-ten hours I
spend nowadays at work to create a successful routine to follow all the
required steps marketing requires.
How are you taking care of your marketing? Have you found a good way to deal with the procrastination demon? If so, let me know, I'm all ears.
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Lovely post. Saluti!
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