Writing and Networking: Both Essential to Your Writing Career

The novel is written. The manuscript has been polished. You have had everyone you know who has an eye for editing and proofreading review it with a fine toothed comb to ensure there are no mistakes. Now what?

You have read every book out there and all the information on the internet about formatting the manuscript. Perhaps you have even hired a professional editor or proofreader to go over and polish your work... but you are still receiving rejection after rejection.

Or maybe you have already found a publisher, but your book is in print now, and it's just not selling. You don't have a lot of money to work with, so how can you promote your book without going broke?

Or maybe you don't fall into any of these categories - perhaps you just want to be a writer, or have always dreamed of being a novelist, but you wouldn't have the first clue how to break into the industry.

What should you do?

Network!

There is no better way for an author to break into the world of literature and publishing than to network with people already in the industry. The first thing you will learn about being a writer is that there are millions of talented writers in the world - but one thing that sets the ones who succeed apart from those who only write as a hobby is that those who succeed learn the "business of writing" and the "mechanics of writing" as well as they know the natural talent and flow of writing.

Many authors have paid hundreds or even thousands of dollars or more attending classes, getting degrees, attending seminars, hiring publicists and editors - only to discover they have spent more money than they could ever hope to earn as a writer if they keep on their current path.

I hate to say it, but it seems that sometimes a bit of "luck" is required in the writing industry - but never fear, because I also believe that we can create our own luck.

"Huh?" you ask.

It's simple... sometimes luck is simply being in the right place at the right time, right? Well, there is a way to put yourself in the right place at the right time to increase your chances of "getting lucky".