There are so many authors in the world---best sellers, self-published, Indie, ghostwriters and aspiring. Together it is estimated that they publish more than one million books a year.
Again---𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.
Now imagine what it takes to be an Indie author, like myself, competing for your book lover's attention in the midst of 999,999,999 other books! My only hope is to find words to effectively describe how my books are different than the rest--- then find ways to entertainingly share those words with readers anywhere and everywhere.
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 & 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲
I was inspired to undertake this project while watching the recent Golden Globes Awards. Stay with me here....
Towards the end of the show, Director, Chloe Zhao, accepted the Best Drama Award for her movie, "Hamnet." Though visibly stunned, she managed to eloquently explain her artist's passion for making movies. In listening to Zhao, I found myself relating to her words as they perfectly reflected why I write books---and especially why I wrote, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦
So, for my inaugural 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 & 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 , I am proud to post the words of someone other than myself. And as you read them, know that they represent everything I put into my books to share with you, from my very heart and soul.