Writer's Block

Jody Pryor calls herself "Alaska's Literary Novelist for the beer and pretzel crowd"  I wish I could think of a catchy phrase to describe myself.

I can't think of anything catchy to call myself. If I type that I'm a writer, author, poet enough times, maybe I can make it so.

Who would I like to be like? I think I'd like to be like Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry. I don't know if I have the discipline to write a regular column the way she did and he still does.

I enjoy reading books that are relevant to me. If I don't connect with it, then I can't make myself read it. I remember about 10 years ago someone told me to read, I'm Okay, You're Okay.  I never found a book that put me to sleep faster. I usually enjoy reading self-help type books. I liked The Road Less Traveled by Peck.

I would like to write a love story, but I don't think it would qualify as a romance novel.

I understand the problem of finding an audience for your book. That's one reason I started writing on the Internet. My goal is to find an audience who already enjoyed my writing. Then if I ever finished a book, I'd have a ready-made audience. I don't think anything I would write would have universal appeal; so, I don't see myself doing a book tour to promote anything that I'd write. One step at a time.

For those of you writing a book about Alaska, there is a market for these works in gift shops all over the state. I don't know how many books that would be, but it would be a start.