How could I make a career of writing?

I fear that I am beginning to sound redundant, but your words are really blessing and healing me more than you might know.

Thank you.

May be you are an exception and can walk the tight rope duno
Hence I wanted you to post something not-too-long-to-read.

Thank you so much for taking the time to give a thoughtful response.

Regarding your comment on the actual story that needs telling, perhaps you have some wisdom to share on a conflict I'm facing with that: on the one hand, I feel like the only thing worth publishing would be non-fiction prose dealing with philosophy and spirituality/nature of reality, but then I ask myself, what hasn't already been said? Also, I've sort of got it in my head that fiction would be a lesser creation, but then I'm reminded of how some authors can adeptly intertwine philosophical prose within a fictive narrative.

Sorry for rambling... I just don't know how to come to resolution on this part.

I will definitely be on the lookout for the book you suggested, thank you!

^^^
This.

The publishing industry is a form of slavery for writers.

What other kind of work doesn't pay its workers 6 months after the job is done and then holds back 30% of those royalties for another six months?

People will say, "What about the advance?" There are two answers for that. Almost all advances are under $10,000. More are probably $1,000 to $5,000.

The royalties earned in excess of that still don't get paid for six months with 30% held for another six months. So the advance argument doesn't hold water.

There is no excuse for holding the money for up to a year after it is earned. It's abuse, pure and simple.

Self publishing is the way to go.

There is also the risk of publishers that cheat. I got mixed up with one after the initial advance.

The publisher sold 10,000 copies of my book in Russia, but I never received a penny for them.

Writers have almost no leverage to protect themselves from publishers.

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Here is an excerpt from a loosely stream of consciousness practice novel I was working on sometime ago.

(I hope this is what you meant, that you wanted a sample.)

The coven is home to many beautiful daughters of men that are all ugliness inside. The witches love the long-suffering cool of the forest because it keeps their many strange and exotic goods from spoiling; this temperature, also, serves to keep themselves from spoiling, as they are naught but the dancing dead. They love running into the cold night with their firm tits bouncing bare in salute to the Dark Prince, hunting the strange cock like a pride of lionesses with phalanx tactics; they love the way the icy air wafts between their good-to-look-at legs and into their vile cunts as they circle the maypole in the heart of the woods; they love barking mad at the watchful owl; they love being in and of the world; they love themselves the most though, and they love their beauty and what they can buy with it and what they can steal with it; they love their stone hearts made hard and stiff by the passing of many sorrows induced by them; they love their reptilian eggs bleeding out from between their legs, and they extol the greatness of egg laying and of hatching, and ponder whether the ultimate child sacrifice is in the theft of the new-born slain at the altar, or in the bringing in of more children that will later become as slaves and miserable merchants of the world; sadly, there is not a philosopher among them, so the question is never resolved to any satisfaction, but they practice both and wonder if that is good enough to spite God.

Wow, that's scary. Thank you for the words of warning!

I'd say you are not ready to be an author if that is your stage of development/participation at this point.

Maybe you will become an author at some point in your life. In my case, I started writing in my 20's. But I was more or less at the level of thinking where you are. So no full books got written.

I was in my early 40's before writing short stories and my 40's before completing my first book.

Once you've written a book, then you might be ready.

For me a story has to slap me across the face as the first step. It could be just one little scene that gets built around to flesh out the story.

I don't write books any more. It's too much work. You can spend a year or two without any reward when it is done, or at least not enough to make it worthwhile.

So if you're going to write a book or books, make sure that the story you want to tell is so important to you that you feel it must be done regardless of the reward. You're probably not there yet. In your case, you're not there because you don't have a story. You just have a desire to make a living as a writer.

Bonecrushing and right to the heart of the matter. I couldn't have asked for a better reply. Thank you kindly, sir.

Publish your own work and set your own prices. For online and eBook versions only, in several formats, check out [link to www.smashwords.com (secure)] For printed and Kindle versions look at [link to www.createspace.com (secure)] Createspace is an Amazon company.

I'm currently publishing books written by an 88 yr old man. We are using these two venues mentioned above. We just got hardcopy books from Createspace. Very pleased with the quality and price.

Formatting for each of these venues is the trickiest part, but once you get it, it's not a big deal. You'll have to come up with your own covers. Or you can hire someone to do the formatting and covers for you. Smashwords has a list of available people and prices.

dear OP.


watch this video 2 minutes long. let it sink in.


this is all you need to know.

Thank you very much! I have the sites bookmarked now.

If you want to be a writer, the first thing you have to do is stop using words like "utilize" instead of shorter and simpler words like "use". Read some Hemingway.

Well, odd enough to wake the interest. If you are into the occult you could simply conjure the success for yourself, sounds easier than writing, to me.

Somebody done went and get themself a thesorus and dickshunare.

i can't tell you what your path should be - but, were i a writer, i can tell you exactly the path i would take if you like.

just ask and i will provide

Your dispassionate yet penetrating replies leave me feeling a bit taken advantage of, AC. I might write the novel, or I might die a thousand deaths in the spirit of your dispassionate disinterest.

Wasn't sure what to expect going in, but I gotta say I like this guy. Thank you for that.

Please; I am all ears.

I have a good friend wanting to write an autobiography

Are not most of your readers anon, get used to it.

Are you saying that I come across as pedantic? Or do you mean more in the spirit of ease of access and ease of reading? I certainly hope I don't come off in a pedantic, or condescending way.

I have this creeping suspicion that I'm talking to my intellectual superior. Thank you.

I make a decent part of my living blogging.

I've started about a dozen blogs.
One makes about $1K per month (took it years to get to that point.)
One makes about $20 per month.
And the others makes about $1 or less per month.

You have to have links from all kinds of crazy sources, media attention, fabulous content and superb search engine visibility to have a successful blog. It's kinda like winning the lottery.

Research what people are Googling and then become an expert on one of those topics.

Please, say on...

Wow, that is awesome. For your high earner, how often do you post?

Would you let me pick your brain a little here? I have an independent site setup for blogging, but my question has been with regards to what you mentioned about the search engine visibility and sources. What do you mean by crazy sources and media attention? Are we talking just social medias and I imagine networking with other content creators?

May I ask what niche you write within? Is it something you are actually interested in, or did you approach it as a purely pragmatic thing?

Thank you so much.

I would write about what you spoke of in your last thread.
Reproduction ending and what happens as people decline from the planet.
As the last people dwindle away nature would fill it's place with whatever your imagination wanted it too!!!

Mm... you've got my gears turning now.

I would start a youtube channel

For it i would write two short stories a week - or one every 4 days or one every 2 days - or how ever long it takes to write a quick short story. Fquency would be the key. ( i would still work on my novel or whatever in the background if i was working on that.



I would then read these out on my you tube channel, with a certain regularity, ie twice a week. No matter how shit they were.

I would allow comments on my videos, even the most vicious of troll posts would not get deleted.

I would set out to do this for a period of a year or 6 months.

One a week i would upload a vlog chatting about how my journey was going.


If anyone actually started watching my channel i might do things like 'request a story' once a month.


If all went well, by the end of the year i would have written and presented 100 short stories, i would have a thicker skin, and i may have improved my skills, and i may even have a fanbase.

I would have learned more of what people actually want to hear told, or what they like and do not like.

If i had grown a lot of subsribers, i would now have potential customers should i self publish.

Or i might just keep on with the short story writing for youtube and sell merchandise.




If i was social, slightly flaky and hot and female - i would try to engange on all social medias and build a big online social media presence - but i hate that shit so i could not stomach doing it.

but i know of someone who did that, not an especially good writer, just a good social media type person. they managed to build a following - one of who was an illustrator, they collabed on a series of books, kept the social media side growing , and turned there entire social media base into customers for their childers books.


it worked amazingly well. like who the f can make a living out of kids books theses days? she did, likely still does.

i would say that was 5% writing 5% writing talent 90% fully engaging with people on social media and building a kind of online friendhsip cult type thinig


( sory for spelling mistakes and grammar i am not a writer, i am a RETARD)

Post avg 3 times a week.

And yes, social media and other blogs are two of the biggest sources for clicks, after Google, of course. If you can get a massive, respected media outlet to send traffic your way, that's the fastest way to jump up in search engine rank.

I am interested in what I blog about, but there are quite a few other subjects I'd rather be writing about.

write some degenerate sht the tribe would love to spread onto the cattle and you'll be in like flint: something that divides people.