The more things change, the more they are the same.
My goals for writing haven't really changed since I started. This link is to an interview June 18, 2012. I had seven picture books and two chapter books then. I now have over fifty published books including two full-length science fiction novels.
The nine books of 2012 have all been re-edited and re-released. I was blown away to find that I've had fifty thousand views of my books on Kindle Unlimited as well as the over ten thousand books that have been sold. I'm proud of that and hope that my goal of reaching one kid per book has been exceeded.
I think everyone has, at least, one book in them. Write it!
What you have to say may help someone. It doesn't have to be obvious, it doesn't have to directly address a problem. A fictional character that overcomes an obstacle can inspire someone to emulate that success and overcome their own obstacle.
I was denigrated by an anonymous reader at one point as to what do I know. I know that I want my characters to inspire and to show kindness, respect, and success to my readers. My writing is often driven by issues that concern me. Sometimes my writing is predicated on something I have to research intensely in order to write with confidence.
The bottom line is I find fulfillment in writing more so when I find I've helped someone.
Recently I was approached by the CEO of Abundant Natural Health, an Australian Company that makes products for psoriasis sufferers. If you scroll down on this link, it will lead you to the podcast Tony and I did. Joey's Psoriasis explains that psoriasis isn't contagious and it is okay to be friends with Joey. Tony, the above CEO, has psoriasis and found the book helpful and feels it will be helpful to other psoriasis sufferers, particularly to young ones.
That is why I write. If someone is helped, inspired or comforted, even if it is only one reader, I am satisfied. I don't write for fame or fortune, I write for satisfaction.
That is why I write.
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