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# Will Anyone Read Your Writing?
- URL: https://justincox.com/blog/2021/04/will-anyone-read-your-writing/
- Published: 2021-04-27T08:03:11.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-17T00:06:52.000Z
- Description: 📝 This Week’s Goal: Explore all options when considering where and how to publish your writing.
- Author: Justin Cox
- Tags: Craft, #This Week In Writing, This Just In, Publishing

World Book Day was last Friday. [Created by the United Nations](https://www.un.org/en/observances/book-and-copyright-day?ref=justincox.com), the annual celebration of books falls on April 23\. It’s an ode to writers, books, and **international copyrights*. Yeah. It’s a little strange. Though odd, World Book Day is a great excuse to talk about books. Specifically, whether people actually read them or not.

In 2017 [I ranted](https://justincox.medium.com/youre-not-going-to-read-this-2477a691ee4c?ref=justincox.com) on the lack of reading in modern society. Our culture of consumption moved us away from comprehension. I admit, my ideas were a little half-baked. Today I read [Elle Griffin](https://medium.com/u/42aa582de94b?ref=justincox.com)’s excellent article from January, [No One Will Read Your Book](https://writingcooperative.com/why-no-one-will-read-your-book-caa0e77ed5aa?ref=justincox.com). Through research, interviews, and tons of data, Elle highlights what I never could: the state of publishing today is, well, **complicated*.

I wholeheartedly believe there is room for books in our society. The question is how those books get to the people who read them. Elle’s article points out several options, including a unique one she is attempting (**seriously,* [**read her article*](https://writingcooperative.com/why-no-one-will-read-your-book-caa0e77ed5aa?ref=justincox.com)). To all novelists and book writers, how do you find your paying audience? What tips can you share with the community?

****How do you get your words in front of paying eyes?***