I know what it's like to feel invisible. I often felt it. It isn't a lot of fun when all you want is to be noticed. You ask yourself, "what did I do? How can I make a difference? What can I do to make people see me--me?" Believe me, I have asked those questions. The only thing I could do is keep on being me. I didn't know how to be anyone else. Then I thought, the people who need to see me are the only people who matter.
Now that I've got several books out there, these questions are popping up again. Sometimes I feel like nothing I do ever matters. Then someone surprises me and they see me--really sees me. And I feel a tear drop. Not because I'm sad, but because I mattered to someone.
As writers we always want our readers to take notice. There are so many places where we have to compete with other things: other writers, electronics, jobs, family/friends, TV, the radio, etc. First of all, we shouldn't compete with each other (writers). We should lift each other up, share the spotlight with each other. Especially if we write the same things. If you write the same thing I write, we should share the books with our fans. It introduces something new to people we care about--our fans! That's one of the reasons why I created BookTour to begin with. If you haven't been to the site, you can find it at https://booktoursauthorsun.wixsite.com/home. There are over 100 Indie Authors who have Independently published their books like I did. And they are all awesome books!
I know it takes time to build an audience of fans. I would be honored to have you as my fan. Not because I'm a good writer, but because we relate in many ways. I have been there, I've seen/heard many things in my life, experienced it. I know what it feels like to be bullied. I know what it feels like to be left out and watch everyone else have fun, feeling miserable because I couldn't join in--because I wasn't wanted. I know what it feels like to be homeless because I was there. I know what mental abuse feels like and what it does to a person. I know what depression feels like because I have it. If you want to talk about something, I'm here. Even if you don't want to read any of my books--you don't have to. It would be nice--yes. I want to be seen and read, every writer does. But it's not a requirement to be my friend. A simple "hello" is always nice!
Thank you!!
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