Thoughts
Siggy asked me to write a short topic for her blog. I
looked back through what I had and didn’t see anything that really struck my
chimes. Basically it was like a timeline of our journey to becoming a writer. It
showed our beginning by posting some bits of stories we had written to what we
were trying to do to help get our name out there. It seemed the further I tried
to talk about us the less people noticed. I tried to follow a writer who made
the newspapers and a million in her first year of indie publishing. In other
words, I was trying to be someone I was not. I am not Amanda Hocking. Trying to
follow in her footsteps is fruitless. I can use some of her ideas but I have to
make my own way, just as every other writer has had to do. We can learn from
others and improve ourselves but in the end, we have to make our own way to
becoming published authors.
We have found that we are
good at customer service type jobs. Helping other people helps us. We found a
place where that is personified tenfold in a woman named Kim Mutch Emerson. She
created a group on MasterKoda where others are drawn in and love to help each
other as well as make themselves known. Each and every person there has helped
others without asking for anything in return as well as been helped from time to
time.
Mellisa Neal is another
person like Kim who created Buggie 4 books. She helps too is a kind and giving
person who loves to help others even though she has her own troubles that could
weigh anyone down to a level where they would only think of themselves. But they
don’t they think of others and help others.
“Why do we do it?” I have
been asked by those outside of the internet. Why would you help others if there
isn’t any money in it for you? Why did I interview all those new and indie
authors without asking for anything in return? These are some questions I have
been asked. One gentleman was truly perplexed as to why we did it. I just
thought to myself. I don’t know if he would understand how I feel when I help
others. I like it! It helps them get the word out about their book and their
name as well as help get our blog out there too! It was a definite win/win
situation. MasterKoda also has the same ideas and the same beliefs. Help each
other and not ask for anything in return.
Does that mean we work at
jobs for free? No. None of us have a direct pipeline to fort Knox. We work; we
look for work while we help others. All of us know how it is to be broke and
need help or want to achieve a dream. That is why we help each other. We have a
desire to help others succeed as well as ourselves.
I am adding this to the
blog as another chapter to keep looking forward and learning more each and every
day. Things change, times change and so must we. Learn to adapt or be left
behind as some have said. At MasterKoda and groups like it, we help each other
learn and keep up with new technology and our own writings.
To sum it all up, why we
help each other is because we want to see indie authors become better than what
has been portrayed. We want to help each other and show that we are not as cut
throat as our time has shown time and time again. There is still good in
humanity, there are still good people willing to help others without asking for
anything in return. We are not lost as the news has us portrayed. So hang in
there everyone! We will make it!
Sincerely,
Wendy Siefken
Charles Siefken
Charles Siefken
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