I have come to realize that showing my work early in the process is my gimmick to show the public what I am doing. I want to build my fan base early. Ask yourself, has any author publicly showed an entire book or half a book, probably never. Example Dean Koontz and Stephen King will maybe show one or two chapters at the end of some of their books to show what is coming next. Another example is J.K. Rowling began with the Harry Potter series trying to keeping it quiet because of the following it created, only when a manuscript was lost or leaked did the public is when we truly saw what was going to happen to Harry Potter. Of course this is one's writers opinion about other writers. I am using social media to show that I have what it takes with hard work and imagination to become a great author.
People tell me there are a lot of errors in the writing and I get that. I share rough drafts to the public so as though to build a supportive base for the release of the book. I gladly take suggestions with corrections but I will be happy if you read the postings as entertainment until the book goes to editing and eventually publishing. Most famous authors will go through between five and ten edits before coming up with a finished manuscript. Also when typing on Microsoft Word I have maybe two to four pages to a chapter but when the time comes those pages will double or triple in editing. I want to share with the public and when there is a big enough following then buy the real thing. So please enjoy in the mean.
S. Haufe
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