DAVID'S PLACE:

  Do I have bad breath, a communicable disease, or am I just too stupid to get a following? I cannot. I just can't find one.  After 10 years and hundreds of fiction, non-fiction stories, sacastic, and serious liberal political commentary and true life experiences I never get any followers. Also, I still do not know and will never know how to configure this site so I can attract readers. I still type with two fingers if that tells you anything. I do not know hardly anything about blog development. I flunked geometry 3 times in high school. However, if you are an addictive soul and are a compulsive gambler, womanizer, love to play pickleball and golf I am your guy.  I am 72, retired and single. I love my big family who lives all over the country and I love my little doggie who happily lives with me. Would someone look at my useless blog and give me some advice? I really think I am a great but undiscovered writer. Thanks. David

I can write a book. I think everyone has a good book somewhere in them. I do not think it matters what the subject is. I think it is all about how interesting the story is based on how good a storyteller the author is.  That is why one can look at the books stacking the shelves of bookstores and immediately realize that getting published is a combination of luck and timing. A few authors dominate the book space.  Success is all about the voice of the writer.  Can you keep people captivated with your experiences or knowledge? If so, write about stories are.  Who knows? By voice I mean the way the words are put together. Like a golfer every writer must make contact at the end of the swing. Attracting interest is the key to writing. It is the contact.  I feel that pure talent has very little to do with writing success in terms of technique. Tons of writers with all kinds of degrees in journalism cannot make a nickel with the words they put out.  Then, some sch...

Nat Russo is an author, blogger, and an interesting read.  He has a blog called A Writers Journey which I found very interesting and helpful. He offers great tips on exactly how to put words together for maximum effect. He is big contributor to Twitter and other social media and has a solid following.. .His hashtag  is #HorribleWriteTip. He also is a fantasy writer. Check his stuff out.