I’d like to think that I am a humble person. I don’t go around boasting or bragging about what I do. I definitely don’t think I am better than anyone else and if given the choice I would happily stay home alone enjoying the peaceful serenity of silence and just write.

I have been told that most writers are introverts. I would consider myself the same if given the option but the biggest lesson that I have learned about being an author is that you have to own it. You actually have to brag about what you do. You have to shout it from the rooftops because if you don’t, no one else will either. It’ll be uncomfortable, it may be way out of your comfort zone, it may even feel ridiculous but here is what happens. People will know you’re a writer. People will say “I’ve read your book.” People will invite you to events where you can sell your book. People will help you to be successful.

Remember the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child?” Well, the same is true when you’re writing; it takes a village to build your career.

Finding MeConnie Spanhake