With Only a Few Readers, Can I Still Call Myself a Writer?
Do readers make the writer? I’d bet I am not the only one who ponders this.
First and foremost — thank you. Thank you for taking the time to read the words I share here with you.
Attracting readers to put their eyes on my work is a challenge. It takes an odd and hard to explain combination of creation, marketing, meeting a need, being in the right place at the right time, and other utterly incomprehensible variables.
I put the words on the page or screen. Then I share the words either to a blog, in a book, or maybe both.
After that? Wholly outside of my control.
I can advertise, pitch, share to social media, talk about constantly, and otherwise offer up my work. But I cannot make anyone read it.
Of course, I wouldn’t force someone to read my work. But there is a limit to what I can do to persuade people to read my stuff.
This can be extremely frustrating. Particularly when I put as much time and effort as I do into honing my craft. I’m a decent writer — why don’t I get more readers?
This applies to everything I do. My blogs, my books — they get eyes on them. I have readers — like you, thank you again — and I am deeply…
