Monday, July 23, 2007

Selling Yourself as a Writer

You know that you can write. You've done it for years. In fact, you've gotten pretty good at it. Better yet, you enjoy it.

What is a challenge that faces you? I will answer that for you. It's selling yourself as a writer. You have to give off confidence without looking arrogant. You have to sell your items without giving them away. There is a fine balance.

Create a need for your item. Why do people need to visit your blog? Why do people need to go to your content management page? Create a need for these areas of your writing life.

Build a writing book. Build your pieces and let them add to your collection. Show others the quality, style and flair in your work.

These are first steps to selling yourself as a writer.

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