Some time ago I decided to start buying books written exclusively by up-and-coming authors I’d met on Facebook. I thought, as a writer trying to get published, why not approach this whole social networking thing with a ‘pay it forward’ mentality?”
I am now about a month or so into this plan and I’m pleased to say that I have come across some absolutely wonderful reads. Randall Radic’s A PRIEST IN HELL, Rick Reed’s BASHED, L.J. Seller’s THE SEX CLUB and my current Kindle download, ALSO KNOWN AS HARPER by Ann Haywood Leal – all very different genres, all varied styles of writing, but each one an absolute work of art in its own right. One may be more well-known than the other, but each one is certainly worthy of any and all buzz they may be receiving. There is just an amazing amount of talent out there
As someone who writes I can read each of these authors’ words and feel each and every emotion that tugged while they struggled over just the right word, just the right phrasing. I see the author scratch her head, strain her brain, writing and re-writing as she brings her stories to life and gives her characters a voice. This sharing of the writer’s soul not only gives my reading a whole new dimension, it provides my own writing with a glorious sense of camaraderie.
Who knows? One of these up and coming Facebook authors could just be the next Grisham or Picoult and I will be proud to say that I knew them before they were rich and famous.
…Hell, maybe it’s going to me!
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