Review: Excellent advice for first time writers AND those with a heap of experience
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2012
It is obvious when reading this little eBook that Jeff has a lot of experience of both the highs and the lows of what it means to be a writer, and when I say 'writer' I mean someone who is paid to write. His experience is such that he can empathise with those of us who have still to embrace the idea that they are, in fact, a writer and those who have already realised this fact and are now working out what to do about it.His advice is clear and unequivocal; to be a writer you MUST start acting like one. What this means in practice is that if you want to get paid for doing what you love, then you have to treat it with the passion and commitment it deserves.Jeff is clear about both the practicalities of making a successful career and outlines three key elements that every successful writer needs to have in their personal arsenal; that is a platform, a brand and a set of communication channels with which you can speak to people. Without each of these then you will remain at the mercy of publishing whim; by embracing your new role fully and completely however you put yourself in the best possible position to turn things around so that you begin to take control of your future.This is the book I wish I'd had when I started writing years ago, it would have saved me a whole lot of heartache and confusion about exactly what it was I have been doing all these years. I began writing back in the mid 1990's, began publishing in 2005 and yet, it is only now in 2012 that I have actually realised that I am in fact a writer and an author ....! If Jeff's book had been around in 2005 I would have appreciated what I have already developed and how it can help me, as a writer, develop.Excellent!