By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
The prevailing advice for better sales seems to be to write faste
r. I think this may be true. I did find that my self-published sales really picked up after book three so why not get to book three faster, right?
But this is frustrating advice for writers. Some writers have demanding schedules in which it’s tough to schedule in writing time. Some are just thoughtful writers who take either a lot of time to warm up or who are deliberate about their word choice or story direction.
I read a post by Ken Rahmoeller last week on his blog: “Being a Slow Writer in This Day and Age.” Ken expressed his worry about being a slow writer when the trend is to fly through writing and production.
As many before me have pointed out, this business is a marathon, not a sprint.
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