10th July 2016 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, novel writing, nonfiction, writing, reaching your audience, Maureen Corrigan |
"You have to write what is in your heart and your mind and your imagination, and that's the place where it has to come from. I don't think that looking at what sells is the way to start a novel or a work of nonfiction. I get about 200 books a week at my house. I'm always waiting to be surprised or bowled over. You don't want to be bored."
"All I can do is write a better book and one that I'm proud of. I can't meet everyone's expectations, but I can strive to meet my own."
"Do what you're best at. Don't make yourself miserable doing what you think you should be doing, do what you enjoy doing. Utilize your time where it's best spent. If you have a talent and passion for blogging: Do that. If you enjoy Twitter and know the ins and outs: Do that. If you are a great public speaker and love attending writers' conferences: Do that. There's no one way to promote a book."
"Don't censor yourself. Don't chase trends. Write whatever is in your heart. If it's honest, you will find an audience."
"Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that—but you are the only you."
"Try not to please anyone or any particular audience. Find out what the real work is inside of you, then find the courage to do it well."
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