The Problem of Writers Writing about Writing to get Readers

Well, I’ve officially hit the big time. Someone wrote an entire post about one of my comments. Why haven’t the rest of you people written posts about what I have to say? Come on, people. Get with the program, here. I’m tossing out pearls of wisdom and nuggets of truth…

Ben Y. Faroe's avatarBen Y. Faroe

Oh, man, guys. Bookshelfbattle just put it perfectly.

Sometimes with all of the blogging, twittering, and social media-ing, I just wonder if all writers are doing are talking to other writers. It’s like we’re all door-to-door salesmen, knocking on a door, “Wanna buy my book?” And the person answers, “No, but do YOU wanna buy MY book?” [link]

This made me so happy! It’s exactly right, with a brilliant mental image thrown in. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, especially as I’m getting into blogging properly for the first time in a while. I’m already slipping into writing as a writer for writers to attract writers to my writing blog so they’ll read… my… stories? Well, that’s no good.

My real goal is to find a huge band of brilliant friends and fans who love reading what I write and talking about things I’m into and doing…

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2 thoughts on “The Problem of Writers Writing about Writing to get Readers

  1. Ben Y. Faroe's avatar Ben Y. Faroe says:

    Yeah, come on, people! Get with the program!

  2. […] other day, Bookshelf Battle raised an issue I think is worth addressing […]

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