Writing - Enjoy it

 To all those would-be authors who are feeling depressed, frustrated or jaded in some other way about not getting published or the lack of an audience. You are doing something that most folk only dream of and never actually attempt. 

I recall many rejection slips, which were compounded by the publication of autobiographies by footballers that were frankly awful. The reason for their success was their fame, which had nothing to do with their ability to write. In fact, the quality of the writing is like the proverbial 'curate's egg', some is really good, others terrible. 

It was then that I discovered self-publishing, which actually served the purpose of my ambition to see my babies in print. I knew that when I began writing, it wasn't to earn a fortune, but a personal goal. 

Over the years, I self-published, earning relatively little, probably not enough to cover my costs, I enjoyed the experience. Remarkably, I still receive a trickle of royalties from various countries. 

It would have been possible to sell more if I had worked harder at the selling part of the role, but as I have always said, 

'I couldn't sell fridges in the desert.' 

God Bless