Writers who want to cross that threshold from amateur to professional often ask whether they should focus their attention on a project that seems marketable or write whatever they want to write. Look at it this way…whatever you write might not get published, even if you believe it is a marketable idea; so why not spend your time writing what really speaks to you? Write what you need to write.
“Go to your bosom, knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know” (William Shakespeare, Measure For Measure), and remember amateur comes from the Latin lover.
lauren says
you should write a book about missing books
Mary says
I have a draft of a book about missing books from a library that I started about three years ago! I didn’t finish it because I was too busy. Thanks for writing in.
Nelson de Leon says
I suggest a mystery book about a crime it includes Edgar, Destiny,Taz and patrick working toghether to solve the mystery of the missing tea of mr.crew.
Mary says
I haven’t thought of a sequel for Edgar. Hmmmn……
Gabriela M. says
Hi! I really liked your book called “Edgar Allen’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook”. I hope you write a series with this because I really liked this book. Looking foward for your next book! Thank you for such a wonderful gift of letting me read your book and to all the other people in the world. Have fun!
Mary says
What a nice comment. Thanks for writing in!
kaitlynn says
Hi Mary Amato i just finished your book called “The Naked Mole-Rat Letters” and i fell in love with it i really would love if you wrote another book that was the second book to The Naked Mole-Rat Letters because i really would like to know whats going to happen next in Frankie’s interesting life because i was relating between myself and Freankie because it seemed as if i was Frankie writing in my own diary. I really want to know who Robert marries and if Johnny and Frankie end up being girlfriend and boyfriend i think that was the best book i have read in my life so i would love to keep reading your books and good luck on whatever book you do next.