Ask the Author: Brooklyn Cross
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Brooklyn Cross
Of all the things I could say that may be helpful, the one that has helped me the most is to find your people.
That means you need to surround yourself with a good support team. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in the author bubble. Pick a team that will help you grow as an author and become the very best version of yourself and will be there when you're feeling the lowest.
We all have days where you doubt yourself and wonder why you bother to write at all. We call it imposter syndrome and you're not alone. We all suffer from it but, it is the team and their love that will hold your hand through the dark and help you to keep going.
The people that are an absolute must are: Author friends that you can writing sprint with, bounce ideas off off and will have your back when others choose to be mean. Pick a Beta team to read your work and to make suggestions or find inconsistencies in your story. A sensitivity reader if you're going to be broaching any topic that is outside what you personally know, and this can span from a type of sport to religious beliefs and everything in between. You need an editor that will work with you, not fight you on your vision or change your work into something you no longer recognize. A good editor will never crush out your voice. You need an amazing arc/blogger team that will give you honest feedback and find errors that were missed in the beta and editing process. I'd also recommend someone that can act as a PA for you and help keep your head straight when there is a million things on the go. Lastly, you need a friend or family member or even a pet you can cry to when you simply need to cry because it has all become too much and you feel like you want to quit.
Don't quit. Keep going. Pick yourself up, because you are great and you've touched someone's life in a positive way and they love you and your work even if you never see them.
That means you need to surround yourself with a good support team. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in the author bubble. Pick a team that will help you grow as an author and become the very best version of yourself and will be there when you're feeling the lowest.
We all have days where you doubt yourself and wonder why you bother to write at all. We call it imposter syndrome and you're not alone. We all suffer from it but, it is the team and their love that will hold your hand through the dark and help you to keep going.
The people that are an absolute must are: Author friends that you can writing sprint with, bounce ideas off off and will have your back when others choose to be mean. Pick a Beta team to read your work and to make suggestions or find inconsistencies in your story. A sensitivity reader if you're going to be broaching any topic that is outside what you personally know, and this can span from a type of sport to religious beliefs and everything in between. You need an editor that will work with you, not fight you on your vision or change your work into something you no longer recognize. A good editor will never crush out your voice. You need an amazing arc/blogger team that will give you honest feedback and find errors that were missed in the beta and editing process. I'd also recommend someone that can act as a PA for you and help keep your head straight when there is a million things on the go. Lastly, you need a friend or family member or even a pet you can cry to when you simply need to cry because it has all become too much and you feel like you want to quit.
Don't quit. Keep going. Pick yourself up, because you are great and you've touched someone's life in a positive way and they love you and your work even if you never see them.
Brooklyn Cross
The door that mysteriously opens on its own. I have a cupboard door that refuses to stay shut, even though it has a clip lock on it. I could be the only one in the house and the thing will be wide open. I think the ghost likes cereal.
Brooklyn Cross
I had this Antihero type in my head. I toyed with a few different concepts, but this one was the one that really spoke to me. I can't really say where Dean came from specifically, or why his voice was so loud in my head, but as soon as he started talking there was no holding the story back.
Brooklyn Cross
WIP :) Soooo Book 2 Arek/Renee is Live!! Book 3 is in Editing and that means I'm working on Book 4 of The Righteous.
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