Writers, regardless of genre or even
whether they pen fiction or non-fiction, poetry, or children’s books, seek out
truth. They write with some driven sense of a truth that they seek to insert
into their works. They then look to validate their truth and actively promote
and defend that truth.
What is truth? Can you define it, even?
* Is it what most people accept something to be?
* Is it based on an accepted scientific method or verifiable measurement?
* Are there truths that can’t be registered or measured?
* Are truth and fact exactly alike?
When authors write books, each one is trying
to say something of interest, style, or substance, and make a statement or
pronouncement. Writers may even have multiple perspectives to share, facts to
state, and opinions to deliberate. Truth is in the eyes of the writer and how
he or she chooses to express it.
Every book tries to declare or reclaim a truth
— or several of them. Writers love to make pronouncements, show us how life
should or could be, bring things to light, correct injustices, and get the
facts right. Indeed, authors, even with an erotic romance, epic thriller, or a
children’s book adventure, seek to say something with veracity that will stay
with the reader.
Books attempt to be the authoritative voice on
a topic, to take ownership of history, things, people, and places. Some writers
use a paintbrush that brings color and depth to their subject matter, providing
a unique perspective on multiple levels. Others make dumb conclusions or
present the right conclusion using the wrong evidence and argument.
Authors are not the same as a journalist
reporting for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Nor are they the same as a
blogger, podcaster, youtuber, or someone posting on X or Facebook. We expect
more from books. They are an investment in time and cost. Writers, if they are
to give us truth, have to have a high ethical bar, be of sound mind, and more
concerned with facts than conjectures.
The book market is flooded with millions of
voices published each year. Which truth will you read and embrace? Which truth
will you write?
Authors can literally redefine our
understanding of the world, give us a prediction of what is to come, and show
us a vision of what could be. That is a heavy burden, one that society can’t
afford to get wrong.
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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, BookCAMP, 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.
