Just got to reading the reflection - thanks for sharing. It's so hard with creative endeavors, no? From a business perspective, you know what creation will (more likely) be a hit. But is that what you want to write? Are you in for the success or the creation? Tough choices to make if they don't inherently align. Am I creating this for as many people as possible or will I be happy if a handful of readers appreciate it? Anyways, really proud of your work and looking forward to your next post. Cheers!
Yes indeed. Also knowing that agents filter based on what they know has a high likelihood of success, but some big successes weren’t predicted by agents at all. In the end though, I think as an artist to flourish and do work that matters you need to write what you believe in, what makes you feel alive. That doesn’t mean you write without the reader in mind. Quite the opposite. And as your craft improves, you are able to write exactly what you want to achieve.
I'm excited and happy for you to hear you're going to take the self publishing route - this means the last remaining obstacles won't be in your way for too long anymore, amazing! 💪 for the second one, I'm sure there'll be some publishers eager to work with you - in case that would be actually necessary at all..?;)
I'm also very curious to see the changes you'll be implementing and can't wait to see the final result! Cheering for you for the last meters from the sidelines!🙏
Just got to reading the reflection - thanks for sharing. It's so hard with creative endeavors, no? From a business perspective, you know what creation will (more likely) be a hit. But is that what you want to write? Are you in for the success or the creation? Tough choices to make if they don't inherently align. Am I creating this for as many people as possible or will I be happy if a handful of readers appreciate it? Anyways, really proud of your work and looking forward to your next post. Cheers!
Yes indeed. Also knowing that agents filter based on what they know has a high likelihood of success, but some big successes weren’t predicted by agents at all. In the end though, I think as an artist to flourish and do work that matters you need to write what you believe in, what makes you feel alive. That doesn’t mean you write without the reader in mind. Quite the opposite. And as your craft improves, you are able to write exactly what you want to achieve.
I'm excited and happy for you to hear you're going to take the self publishing route - this means the last remaining obstacles won't be in your way for too long anymore, amazing! 💪 for the second one, I'm sure there'll be some publishers eager to work with you - in case that would be actually necessary at all..?;)
I'm also very curious to see the changes you'll be implementing and can't wait to see the final result! Cheering for you for the last meters from the sidelines!🙏
Thank you Marc! Can’t wait to hear what you’ll say about the final version :)
And thanks for the cheering: still some hurdles to take
So cool to hear about your journey, Max! I’m very impressed by your resilience and honesty, and excited for the next version of Feierabend. 🤩
Thank you Thu! I’m so curious what you’ll say about the final version 😊