I still have all those book ideas tumbling around in my head. I still have not started writing a book. I did, however, decide to branch out with more freelance writing.
I took notice of the website, KidTripster, thanks to one of my online friends who has been a contributor of their's for over a year. I don't know why it didn't occur to me sooner to reach out to her. I already enjoy writing about our travels on my own blog – writing more in-depth reviews for a travel website is a perfect fit!
My friend recommended that I contact the editor. Having very little to show in the way of published work, I wrote up a sample piece in the style of the website and sent it off with an introduction. With my friend's good word and my sample work, I was accepted to be a contributor!
I will be looking for opportunities to write for them whenever we travel.
22 January 2018
18 January 2018
But Maybe I Will
For the past year, I wrote only for myself – and not nearly as often as I would have liked. The bulk of my writing was sharing my family's travel experiences on Joyce Family Travels, which I truly enjoyed. I wrote a little for my private blog, as well. Occasionally, I would google to see what sort of websites were accepting submissions, but either there was no offer of payment or I had no knowledge, insight or desire to write on the subject.
So, a year passed, just like that.
Lately, I have been thinking, again, about writing for publication. I may be at a point where I'd like to submit more of my work but I still hesitate to put too much time into writing for other people without any form of compensation and I have yet to find a good fit listed among sites that do offer payment.
Then, I began toying with the idea of writing a book. An idea that I have toyed with for as long as I can remember. The subject and style of said imagined book is as varied as the years that have passed imagining it, but I always come back to the idea of writing a book.
It seems a daunting task at the moment, yet I find it often occupying my thoughts. Which of my ideas would other people actually be interested in reading? Which of my ideas would I be most likely to follow through to completion? How much of a time commitment will it end up being? Am I willing to write a book that may never be published?
I have always imagined that I would spend months and years writing a book and sending it to publishers, only to have it rejected by everyone. That, however, is an antiquated concern. These days there are eBooks, and getting published online is only a matter of choosing which method to use. If I write a book, it can be published as an eBook. But will it be lost in the vast ocean of options and never seen by anyone? Will anyone actually pay to download it? Will I have to give it away for free and still face the possibility that no one wants to read it?
One thing is certain. If I do decide to write a book, it has to be a book I want to write because it is a story I want to tell. Much like my blogs, I need to write it from a position of me writing for my own sake and not be concerned about if it will attract a readership.
I may never write a book – but maybe I will.
So, a year passed, just like that.
Lately, I have been thinking, again, about writing for publication. I may be at a point where I'd like to submit more of my work but I still hesitate to put too much time into writing for other people without any form of compensation and I have yet to find a good fit listed among sites that do offer payment.
Then, I began toying with the idea of writing a book. An idea that I have toyed with for as long as I can remember. The subject and style of said imagined book is as varied as the years that have passed imagining it, but I always come back to the idea of writing a book.
It seems a daunting task at the moment, yet I find it often occupying my thoughts. Which of my ideas would other people actually be interested in reading? Which of my ideas would I be most likely to follow through to completion? How much of a time commitment will it end up being? Am I willing to write a book that may never be published?
I have always imagined that I would spend months and years writing a book and sending it to publishers, only to have it rejected by everyone. That, however, is an antiquated concern. These days there are eBooks, and getting published online is only a matter of choosing which method to use. If I write a book, it can be published as an eBook. But will it be lost in the vast ocean of options and never seen by anyone? Will anyone actually pay to download it? Will I have to give it away for free and still face the possibility that no one wants to read it?
One thing is certain. If I do decide to write a book, it has to be a book I want to write because it is a story I want to tell. Much like my blogs, I need to write it from a position of me writing for my own sake and not be concerned about if it will attract a readership.
I may never write a book – but maybe I will.