by admin | Apr 5, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Most writers promote their books to other writers on Facebook groups. There are even groups only for promoting books… and all the members are writers. Why? Of course the writers are also readers and buy books, but they are, like most readers, highly specialized. I’ve...
by admin | Mar 29, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Why do you write? Why do you breathe? Why do you wake up in the morning? What’s in it for you? The first thing I want to do after this type of questions is to transform into a turtle and hide in my shell. I don’t want to answer. Any of my answers was told by somebody...
by admin | Mar 27, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Everybody I know will give me advice, often unsolicited and always good advice. At least that is what they think of it. While it might seem like the safest path into the dark forest of life, most advice has a tendency to preserve the status quo.Why do you want to...
by admin | Mar 25, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Don’t deceive yourself. You’re not just telling stories. You’re telling stories and getting paid for it. You’re in the storytelling business. You write your ideas with words that other people need to understand, with a plot that makes sense and build universes in...
by admin | Mar 24, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Would you really buy a book because… Everyone else is reading it? It has thousands of 5* reviews on Amazon? You think the person who wrote the 1* review is an idiot which means the book is good? One of your friends wrote it? You like the...
by admin | Mar 21, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
It takes a lot to become a writer. It’s hard work. While creating the list of functionalities for Asengana, I was thinking about the similarities between starting a business and writing a book. These are some ideas: 1) Connecting with people As a writer, you create a...
