The Pain Of Author Glory

 

 

In Hollywood, there are plenty of nude scenes or close-ups of select body parts. Actors and actresses put themselves out there, on display in a place of vulnerability. As a television viewer or movie theater guest, we may not often think about what goes into flawlessly pulling off this visually-arresting, screen-grabbing moment, but we thoroughly enjoy them.  I believe the same is true when it comes to books that move or entertain us.

We don’t fully realize what an author went through to write his or her book. We just are glad the book exists, regardless of the price paid by an author. Some writers have had to confront a screwed-up past in order to write the kind of books that they do. Others struggle with current physical challenges or mental handicaps. And many suffer from an addiction, seeking to battle their demons while writing memorable and impactful books.

There are multiple sacrifices or pains that authors may have experienced or continue to experience. These events, challenges, and people in their lives are perhaps what help the author write so well.

We should thank our authors for not only finding a way to endure and survive their physical pains, losses, and psychological traumas, but for being able to speak up and write about, because of, or in spite of, such challenging experiences.

Authors are human and to be human is tragic. If great books can sprout from terrible situations, the least we can do is read these books and feel, learn, and grow from them. Thank you to all of the writers who were able to funnel their life’s darkest moments — and endure afflictions — to leave us with stimulating books that can nurture our souls.

 

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.