Sample Of My Work:
Whether it's on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, we want the public to see our work. Not necessarily for self-glorification either. It's just a part of being a writer. Here's something I realized when I started meeting with publishing groups and literary agents: The more you put your work out there now, the less demand there may be for it in the future. I'm not saying NO ONE is going to want to read what you write if you post every single chapter of your latest and greatest. All I'm saying is the chances of that happening go up. I know we, as writers, like you to say that it's all about the writing. I say it all the time, but if you dig deep and plan on making a career out of it, at some point you're going to have to make money doing it.
If an NFL player spent all his time training and playing in football games without making any money, he'd be homeless. Do I think it's important to get your work out there? Absolutely. I also believe that the writer should value his own work, in the same way he or she wants others to value it. If some guy walked around handing out free diamonds, the monetary and "I have something you don't" value would decrease for diamonds.
When I talk to a publisher, I don't necessarily want them to be able to go on my website and see the same excerpt from a novel that I'm going to give them. I want to play a little hard to get. Tease them with a few short stories or poetry. Once they see that you have the technical aspects of writing do