Musings From a Non-Expert

Well, it's Friday and... I got nothin'. Honestly, I feel like the Industry Friday posts have caught up with me a little, like I'm not sure what more industry 'expertise' I can offer because I'm still learning myself, still trying to make a living at my chosen field. What do I know that you don't know already? Or can't Google and find out for yourself? I guess I'm thinking of nixing the series or perhaps changing it into something else. A forum for discussion, a day for guest blogs and/or interviews, but not necessarily every week, and not always on Fridays. :)

On a different note, here's an inspiring story about a woman who self-published her first novel and became a best-seller: http://news.yahoo.com/texas-woman-self-publishes-hits-182850961.html

A lot of folks have suggested I do the same with my memoir (about me and Kaz) and I'm considering it. Either way, I need to do a book proposal, which has been an absolute wall that I have yet to figure out how to scale. Not sure what the issue is exactly, except that I've never written anything similar and find it difficult to "sell" our story. My memoir is not a 'how to' book. It's a love story that shows how the entire experience of loving and losing him changed my life. For a proposal, I need to articulate why anyone else would care, why a stranger who's never heard of me or Kaz would want to buy this book. I just started reading Thinking Like Your Editor (thanks, Caitlin) so that might help me figure it out.

Curious what others are working on. Are there writers out there? Have you faced this type of challenge before? Written a book proposal or self-published a book? I'd love to hear from you.

Happy creating and thanks for tuning in to these posts.