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Abbie Roads | The Twelve Perks Being a Writer
GIVEAWAY: a bundle of books from Abbie!
April 11, 2017
Being a writer in today’s market is harder than it’s ever been. You have to be a
social media guru—you have to be constantly marketing and promoting and
available to your fans. All the while working on your next novel. It’s tough to
not get overwhelmed by all the demands. But the rewards of being a writer are many! The twelve perks of being a writer:
- There is something amazing about creating a world and characters. It’s like
an alternate reality inside your head where you get to dictate every single
thing that happens or doesn’t happen. You are Master of the Universe. Well, the
universe in your mind.
- Sometimes the words flow like water and you just know they are pure golden
goodness. That feels great.
- There’s a weird writer’s high that some authors get when they are creating.
It’s like being in the zone—or so into your book—that you lose track of time and
space. Eventually, you emerge back into a reality that seems foreign compared to
the world in which you were just immersed.
- Connecting with other writers who are as weird as you are is like finding
your home. They get you and the quirks of being a writer like no one else.
- If you’re home writing all day, it’s the best feeling in the world to wake
without an alarm. Most writers roll out of bed, grab a cup of coffee, and start
pounding on the keyboard. Pajamas, bed head, no make-up—that’s what writers
normally look like. There’s something freeing about not having to get showered
and dressed and go to another location for work.
- Seeing your book’s cover for the first time is an amazing experience. It
makes the story and the characters more real in some way.
- There is nothing quite so awesome as having someone leave a good review of
your book. Or contact you directly to tell you that they stayed up all night
reading. Or even sending you a message with some of their favorite lines! Or
creating fan art! Those things are a balm for all the sorrows that go along with
writing.
- Creating a moment in time that doesn’t exist, but feels so real that you
swear it does. It’s almost like reality and fantasy blur in those moments and
it’s hard to tell the difference. In a good way. Not in a
you-need-to-go-to-the-nuthouse way.
- A lot of writers are introverts. I know I am. I could go weeks without
talking to anyone and not even miss it! I love social isolation. It feeds my
soul. Writing is my happy place!
- Meeting readers who talk about your characters like they are real people is
awesome. It shows that you created a fictional person that reader’s care about.
- Revenge on paper—not in real life—is sweet! Writers often name their
villains after people who’ve done them wrong. In my books, unlike real life, my
villains always get the justice they deserve.
- Being so invested in your own characters that you cry along with them
through their sorrows, but also rejoice with them during their triumphs.
Here’s some questions for your readers:Have you ever sent an author fan mail? Tell me about a character that was so well written that you almost forget they
are fictional. Answer either question below to be entered to win a bundle of books from Abbie:
RACE THE DARKNESS and HUNT THE DAWN
Fatal Truth #1
First in a chilling new paranormal romantic suspense series from
award-winning author Abbie Roads
He's found her at last
Cain Killion knows himself to be a damaged man, his only saving grace the
extrasensory connection to blood that he uses to catch murderers. His latest
case takes a macabre turn when he discovers a familiar and haunting symbol
linking the crime to his own horrific past-and only one woman could know what it
means.
Only to lose her to a nightmare
Mercy Ledger is brave, resilient, beautiful-and in terrible danger. The
moment he sees Mercy, Cain knows he's the one who can save her. He also knows
he's beyond redemption. But the lines between good and evil blur and the only
thing clear to Cain and Mercy is that they belong together. Love is the antidote
for blood-but is their bond strong enough to overcome the evil that stalks them?
Romance Suspense
[Sourcebooks Casablanca, On Sale: April 4, 2017,
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781492639237 / eISBN: 9781492639244]
 Keep
a nightlight handy for this dark thriller
Abbie Roads, the author of the Fatal Dreams series, is a mental health
counselor by day and a writer by night. She lives in Marion, Ohio.
Comments
17 comments posted.
Re: Abbie Roads | The Twelve Perks Being a Writer
Thanks so much for having me here today!
(Abbie Roads 8:31pm April 11, 2017)
No I have never sent Fan Mail but I have talked with
authors on FB and Twitter as a fan :)
Thanks for sharing with us on here today Abbie
(Linda Moffitt 8:42pm April 11, 2017)
I have written fan letters, bragged on authors on Facebook,
reviewed the books, and yes, both Kristen Ashley's male
protagonists and Suzanne Johnson's Sentinel-JeanLaFitte are
real to me.
(Kathleen Bylsma 9:23pm April 11, 2017)
No I have not sent fan mail, but I usually send thank you notes when they share!
(Colleen Conklin 9:28pm April 11, 2017)
Yes, I have sent an author fan mail. When I first started
reading romance novels, I used to send authors letters
saying how much I liked their books and asking about the
next book in the series. That was when people still wrote
paper letters. I miss those days.
(Tanja Dancy 12:42pm April 12, 2017)
No fan mail, unless you consider FB interaction fan mail. Plus I wouldn't know
where to send them fan mail. I leave reviews on books that I've enjoyed but if I
didn't like it I won't leave a review because I believe you shouldn't say negative
things and it is just my opinion which might not be someone else's opinion. I do fan
girl at author events though.LOL
To me all of the BDB brothers are real. I so love reading and reading them over and
over again.
(Valerie Miller 8:33am April 12, 2017)
I have never sent fan mail, but I when I got really really hooked on
reading in my early teens, it was Stephen King and his book characters
seemed to breathe down my neck! It was like being pulled into another
world (that I never wanted to be in)! This book sounds really dramatic
and intense, which I love! Thanks for sharing Abbie and I love that you
get so real about what being an author is like!
(Tracey Concannon 9:32am April 12, 2017)
A character which was captivating and unforgettable. Daphne
DuMaurier's Mrs. Danvers.
(Sharon Berger 11:06am April 12, 2017)
Loved Race the Darkness! I have never sent fan mail but will
contact them via Facebook and praise them for their awesome
work!
(e S 2:51pm April 12, 2017)
Look forward to reading your books.
(Patricia Zashkoff 8:55am April 13, 2017)
I haven't sent a fan letter. But I do talk back and forth
with a couple on Facebook
(Linda Knowles 1:53pm April 13, 2017)
Wow, you are really making me think. The answer to whether I've sent fan mail is yes. It has been years ago as part of a school project, but yes. I do not recall whether or not anyone received a response. In recent years I've talked with several via Facebook fan pages and had great fun.
(Angela Cramer 4:45pm April 13, 2017)
I have never sent fan mail, but I have sent a thank you
when I've received a book that I've win in a contest and I
have posted complimentary reviews on Goodreads and Amazon
when I've particularly enjoyed a book.
(Irene Menge 6:49pm April 13, 2017)
No I have not sent fan mail. But I have emailed an author asking where
I could get her books because when I read what her series was about, I
just had to read it!
(Jaclyn Kolhoff 3:29am April 14, 2017)
Yes, I have sent fan mail and also become friends on
Facebook.
(Mary Smith 6:25am April 14, 2017)
Not a lot of fan mail, but I perfer to show my appreciation
in my book reviews or letting others on the book blogs I
belong to know of those enjoyable books.
(Nancy Luebke 8:47pm April 14, 2017)
I've sent fan emails and most of the time gotten gracious
author replies!
(Susan Dyer 7:01pm April 25, 2017)
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