As a newly self published author, that question has definitely crossed my mind. I'm just an average person (or slightly below average if you ask certain people's opinion) with a few strange ideas floating around in my melon, why did I assume my ideas were something that people would love to read? With a landscape of millions of books out there in this world, does a writer have to have a bit of arrogance to think that it's HIS book that needs to be read? Especially since my book is non fiction humor. It's one thing if a non fiction book is about a certain subject that someone would want to learn about, whether it's about investing, health, history, etc. But to think my writings are funny and entertaining to other people, well, that may be a bit presumptuous. I mean, they make me laugh, but I laugh out loud when people trip and fall right in front of me (not exactly true, I'm just laughing out loud on the inside).
So I'm spending all this time trying to convince everyone out there in this world to buy my book. I can say it will be an awesome and hilarious reading experience for everyone, but do I really know? I guess the best selling point I have is that, good or bad, my book (or should I say "books?" There is more to come) will get a reaction out of you. For example, I would guess after reading that I laugh when people trip and fall, some of you were thinking to yourselves, "That guy is a disgusting, uncaring cretin, and a poor excuse for a human being!" But I bet a lot of you were thinking, "I hate to admit it, but I do the exact same thing," while laughing at the memory. Either way, it got a reaction out of you.
So it may be a bit of arrogance, but I do think there are enough of you out there that would enjoy reading my stuff. That being said, in my life, I have been frequently wrong about tons of things. Hopefully, this isn't one of those times. After all, you did just read my blog, right?
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