tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531914091268723094.post830212591416395809..comments2022-10-22T00:55:57.187-07:00Comments on Shelly Wutke: What's luck got to do with being a good writer? Pretty much everythingShelly Wutkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876626552278999542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531914091268723094.post-43546303431811473362011-02-18T11:24:27.561-08:002011-02-18T11:24:27.561-08:00Perez Hilton certainly is a terrible writer. His m...Perez Hilton certainly is a terrible writer. His money has been made through dubious and questionable posts. <br /><br />Good writing starts with reading good writing, followed by just working at it daily. The business of selling writing is a different thing.Brockeimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028574688726939278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531914091268723094.post-49955980560461988392011-02-17T01:21:47.847-08:002011-02-17T01:21:47.847-08:00I think we create our own luck.
To be a successfu...I think we create our own luck.<br /><br />To be a successful writer you need to find a niche or genre that you are familiar with, and then exploit your knowledge.<br /><br />I started collecting vintage 1930s Disneyana and Disney WW II items about 25 and 15 years ago, respectively. I also became interested in WW II history when I was a teenager.<br /><br />I've taken my knowledge about the early history of the Disney company and turned that into numerous magazine and newspaper articles, as well as one self-published book. I currently have three more Disney-related books in various stages of production.<br /><br />I have also worked with Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, as a Consultant, Special Projects, at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Fransisco, where around 50 items from my own collection are also on display. There has been talk of me being a guest speaker at the Museum as well.<br /><br />Over the course of the last dozen years or so I have interviewed in the neighborhood of around four dozen WW II veterans. I've had several articles published in the leading WW II magazine, including veteran interviews, feature stories, and I had my own column.<br /><br />I've never written fiction, but I'd like to try when I have time (right now three young children, a full-time job as an Editorial Assistant, and my wife's home-based business take up most of my day).<br /><br />I'd like to try writing historical fiction. My idea is to take a fictional WW II War Correspondent and chronicle his life between 1939-1945...drop him into real-life scenarios, where he witnesses certain battles or events, or comes into contact with non-fictional personalities.<br /><br />One thing I'd also like to focus on as well is to exploit my Disney knowledge further. I've given guest lectures on different facets of Walt Disney's life, his Studio, and related collectibles. I'd like to go further with that. It looks like I'll be asked to be a guest speaker again at a Disney convention in Seattle this June. It's a great opportunity for self-promotion - to build the resume, speak about a topic I know intimately, and hopefully get other like-minded individuals interested in my books...plus it's a lot of fun hanging-out with other Disney geeks! LOL<br /><br />Oh, and I too dream about that acreage, with space for the kids to roam, and a big vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, and a night sky full of stars...just east of 200th in Langley Township would be perfect.<br /><br />Good luck with your writing! To paraphrase one of my idols, nothing is impossible...you just have to put your mind to it.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />David<br /><br />http://www.toonsatwar.blogspot.com<br />http://www.vintagedisneymemorabilia.blogspot.comDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656658573895928823noreply@blogger.com