tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post3904125002501196588..comments2023-09-25T05:38:25.555-06:00Comments on My Life In Writing: The Road To Publication: Are You A Time-Waster?Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752019877440100530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-91528047991334082602011-09-24T07:10:03.061-06:002011-09-24T07:10:03.061-06:00New follower.
This article rings so true for me.
...New follower.<br /><br />This article rings so true for me.<br /><br />Thanks for giving me 20/20 vision<br /><br />http://myjournalofbecomingawriter.blogspot.com/Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094051760535537661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-91949570570085605992011-07-27T02:05:49.930-06:002011-07-27T02:05:49.930-06:00Well… revision, revision, revision, is all well an...Well… revision, revision, revision, is all well and good but you also have to remember to stop at some point!<br />It may sound obvious, but it’s also a major problem. Just when do you know that your writing is as good as you can get it? Unfortunately there isn’t a magic gong that goes of to let you know when you are finished.<br /><br />It can be easier, well more straightforward anyway, with short-stories. I’d recommend any aspiring novelist to write shorts at the same time as their novel. It will help hone your writing and any story you get published anywhere (as long as you are paid) will also give you that little boost, so often needed, to let you continue with that green-eyed monster!<br /><br /><br />Of course, I could be entirely wrong, as I’ve only ever had the short-stories published and never a novel ;)Garry G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10413895048743576038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-79774791521502383472011-07-26T10:29:36.721-06:002011-07-26T10:29:36.721-06:00This is great stuff! I'm writing first and fo...This is great stuff! I'm writing first and foremost to get these ideas out of my head. If someone wants to read them, even better. If someone wants to buy them...well..that too is gravy!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147895890297100060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-2583822021947543782011-07-25T13:12:19.152-06:002011-07-25T13:12:19.152-06:00Very cool post here, really great read, :-)
And I...Very cool post here, really great read, :-)<br /><br />And I agree fully with the idea of simply writing more in order to get to your best stuff. The first big thing I wrote was a novella in college, which I paid to get printed (not self-published officially, just printed). Wrote a sequel, collected dust. Then, a year ago (must be some 8 years later), after I lost my first big job, I wrote what was to be my first real self-published novel, then completely rebooted a story I'd written in high school from the very ground up, which I still think is one of my most fun romps (called Six-Ninety, which I submitted to RAHM). Then a friend of mine passed away and before that she'd commissioned me to write an original vampire/werewolf story, and I have a great start going but I kinda veered off, so one day I'll go back to it.<br /><br />Point is, the feedback I received from RAHM was extremely valuable, as I quickly learned more about what goes into strong, impactful writing, I realized that trying to edit 690 into something that publishers consider "great" or "perfect" or even just twice as good as it was probably wasn't a good idea right now. So, I started a new piece (tentatively titled Suburban Monarch) with just an opening scene, a possible concept, and in two weeks, I've already written a pretty decent 12-13 thousand words and counting. Something YA, something sci-fi oriented, deep on a few different levels, funny but dramatic, I'm really liking where it could go and how it's feeling so far. Really gets to the root of storytelling, lots of foreshadowing, developing certain aspects into bigger things, etc.<br /><br />And all because I kept working on new things, :-) I'm glad I'm working on something new as opposed to just putting all my faith into what I believe to be my best. I'd rather work on new things until I land on my best work, and hopefully, if my best does get me to the big dance, all the things I've created previously can be worked on with editors to become useful, terrific and marketable, :-DMarchttp://www.twitter.com/cardinalmarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-4167996547024037232011-07-25T12:59:00.811-06:002011-07-25T12:59:00.811-06:00Great list, absolutely true. No one urps up a perf...Great list, absolutely true. No one urps up a perfectly crafted manuscript first off. Revision, revision!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700688529768348258.post-76954708258032922392011-07-25T11:12:47.759-06:002011-07-25T11:12:47.759-06:00This is an interesting list. I am a stickler on ho...This is an interesting list. I am a stickler on hoping that I have it just right before I submit anything. So I am still working away on making it right.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.com