The average person thinks
a writer’s job is to write.
That’s actually a very small portion
of a professional writer’s job.
75% of my time or more
is spent marketing and selling my books.
The average person thinks
an entrepreneur is a business version
of a mad scientist,
working alone in her lab
coming up with the next big thing.
The reality is
an entrepreneur is often a master saleswoman,
selling her ‘next big thing’
to investors, employees, customers, the media.
The conflict is
when we enter a field,
not knowing what the TRUE job is.
I didn’t realize how much marketing
writers must do
and
how little time is spent writing.
Do I want to be a TRUE writer?
Is there a way to change the ratio?
These are questions I’m asking myself.
This ‘surprise’ would have been avoided
if I had asked a professional writer
a decade ago
how her time was allocated.
If you’re interested in a field,
ask a professional in that field
how she spends her time.