WARNING: This post is more
about questions than answers. So be prepared to be confused or, if
you’re not confused, then be prepared to leave comments so I can become
unconfused!
To borrow the format of an old old song:
How many words must a writer write before he/she becomes a writer?
That is the question of the day.
Last year, I my fourth book released (PURSUED, www.whiterosepublishing.com) and I am only beginning to look people in the eye and say, “I’m a writer.”
This is my first book
published by a “traditional” publishing company. I self-published my
first book, then had two published by a POD publisher. For me, I didn’t
feel like I was a writer until I’d been validated by a traditional
publisher, but that’s just me.
I know there are plenty of
writers out there who haven’t even completed a book, yet they have no
problem telling others they are a writer. And far be it from me to
disagree with them.
Mmm. That could be a good definition. A person becomes a writer after they’ve published a book. Really?
I wrote for at least eight
years before my first book was published. I wrote faithfully day after
day, before work, after work, on weekends and holidays. Didn’t that make
me a writer? And yet, at the time I didn’t feel like I could tell
people I was a writer. Crazy, huh?
Let’s see what the dictionary
says. Dictionary.com says an author is a person who writes a novel, a
poem, or other written work. Another definition is the maker of
anything, the creator of anything. Mmm.
I don’t see anything in the
definition that you are only an author if your writing makes money, or
if your book becomes a bestseller, or if everyone knows your name, or
even if a publisher decides you are a writer.
Gosh, I guess I was a writer all along and just didn’t know it. What’s your opinion? When does a person become a writer?
To learn more about Lillian and her writing visit: www.lillianduncan.net
Lillian Duncan is a book lover as both a reader and a writer. Her tagline on her website (www.lillianduncan.net)
says it all STORIES OF FAITH MINGLED WITH MURDER AND MAYHEM. Tired of
having to skip over all the four letter words and explicit sex scenes,
she started writing the type of books she loved to read—suspense with a
touch of romance.
To learn more about Lillian and her books, visit: www.lillianduncan.net. She has a devotional blog at: www.PowerUpWithGod.com Her most recent releases are PURSUED (White Rose Publishing) and DECEPTION (Harbourlight Books).
DECEPTION
Twins
are supposed to have an unbreakable bond, but Patti and Jamie have
serious “relationship issues.” Patti hasn’t seen Jamie since her twin
ruined her upcoming nuptials years before. When a niece she knows
nothing about calls, Patti must unravel the yarn of Jamie’s life and her
disappearance.
Detective Carter Caldwell takes his job seriously, and it's his job to keep Patti and her adorable niece safe. But Patti is determined to help find her sister. Each step brings her closer to the truth, but pulls her further into a web of danger and deception.
Together, they must find the courage and faith to continue the search for her sister. Her journey will take her down a road of deception where they will have to fight for her life and the lives of countless Americans.
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