What’s woody wood, grasshoppers?
Peep game if you wanna write a book
Thank me later
1. Book publishing is about sales...not your great writing or your fabulous story or your credentials.
2. Professional editing is worth every dime...even if you aced your grammar course and love diagramming sentences, you still need an editor.
3. The more eyes or your work the better...don't hold on to your writing as if it were high-level, classified information.
4. When writing fiction, show don't tell...it is always better to describe a scene or create dialogue rather than straight narrative.
5. Read books on writing...they help.
6. Join professional writing associations...even if you only attend one conference a year or page through one journal, you get to know the industry and feel a sense of belonging to a noble profession.
7. If you have self-published, don't spend money on PR/marketing firms...unless you have a huge advertising budget and money to burn. Yes, PR/marketing firms can get you exposure, but they cannot sell books. Only you can do that.
8. If you feel you must invest in some kind of marketing, spend money on advertising with book bloggers...they are all about books and folks who visit their sites love to read and are seeking the next best read.
9. Reviews sells books...positive reviews are great, but even negative ones help your writing and sell books.
10. Be realistic about book sales...even though publishing is all about sales, writing is about communication.
Peace
Nah’Sun @ www.nahsunblaze.com
Abracadabra, my peoples
I got a new interview with the good ladies @ Seriously Sensual under my belt
Listen to me spaz out on the industry…cuz as you know…I’m not an industry nigga
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW
I write FOR THE PEOPLE…not the awards…not the prestige…and sure as hell not for fake ass people who kiss ass for crumbs
Besides that, life is great for the champ…still doing my thing…still makin moves
Ain’t nothin’ changed but the zip code every time I hit the corners
I’m Audi
Peace
-Nah'Sun
In honor of the Shit That (insert here) Say videos that are popular on the net, I’m doing a written version for authors…only the STUPID shit they say.
The last blog advocated my fellow colleagues…now I’m gonna expose the dumb shit I’ve heard from authors in my travels...some of the nonsense posted are things I've said in the past.
I didn’t feel like doing a video version and posting it on YouTube…I’m a writer…I’ll leave the movie star shit for others.
Aight…peep game
1) "I’m shooting a movie version of my book next week"
Unless your joint is low budget, Hollywood ain’t fuckin’ with you when you have less than a million book buyers
2) "I sold out of books at the last signing"
See my last blog
3) "I sold over 10,000 copies"
Again, see my last blog…if you sold over 10,000 (I’ve heard authors say 100,000) then why are you leaving the game if the game is so good to you?
The average book sales for an independent/self-published author for a single title is between 100 and 1,000 copies…if you’ve sold more than that, you’re on your way to greatness
4) "I don’t work a day job"
CLICK HERE to see where I’m coming from as well as a cross reference to point 3
Don’t get it twisted…writing books is not my only profession or “hustle”
5) "I don’t write for the money"
Okay
6) "It doesn’t matter if the book I’m writing is about sex, violence, and drugs…as long as people are reading"
I HATE when authors say that load of fuckery...That’s probably the most back handed comment to the consumer I’ve heard since stepping into the book industry…LOL
7) "I write about the hood because that’s all I know"
Yes, and you also write hood shit because your imagination is limited
8) "It’s about the art…fuck the business"
Yep…and that’s why you’re broke
9) "My books are too deep for the reader…that’s why they don’t get it"
Well…maybe…maybe not…material that’s light on the mind will always sell more…you gotta target the right people and build your buzz around them
10) "My shit ain’t selling because people are stupid and they don’t like real shit"
I feel your pain…I’m gonna drop a jewel from something a wise man once told me, “put the medicine in the ice cream and people WILL get it”
Aight, ya’ll…that’s my Top 10 in no particular order…I could’ve posted more…I fell back on that impulse…I didn’t wanna appear as a “hater”...whatever that means.
Until next time
Peace and Afro Grease
Nah’Sun
