It's been a while since I last blogged but after going to a Worcester Writers' Collaborative signing at Annie's Book Stop in Worcester, I found new motivation to publish. It's always so exciting to be around authors and their new books. This made me want something fresh to share. I published Misadventures in Filgersville in 2008. It will have been out for four years next August and I decided that it's time to set a deadline and try to publish another story for next summer. I've started to take the first steps. I completed NaNoWriMo the other day so now I have new found time to edit my manuscript, and I'm starting to think about some of the more production based steps of the process.
So, here's my challenge to you. If you have that manuscript that you've coddled for years, it may be time to take the next step. Editing may always be done but share it for critiquing and then query with agents or begin the self-publishing process.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Procrastination: The Eighth Deadly Sin
I recently finished National Novel Writing Month, writing 50,000 words in November. But Thanksgiving weekend I found myself cramming to write almost 30,000 words thanks to procrastination. It's always easy to put something off for ourselves to deal with later instead of in the present; even this blog post has been put off until today.
This time, I actually learned something valuable from procrastinating. The point of the National Novel Writing month is to write a novel, not to write a fantastic novel, or even a good novel, but to just write a novel. So, that's exactly what I did. I wrote a novel in a month and now I can move on to other writing. I eventually stopped worrying about splitting hairs and let myself write freely in order to meet my deadline. That is what I believe to be one of the key lessons of the challenge: learning to write without the constants editor and critic hovering over your shoulder.
What did I gain from National Novel Writing Month? 50,00 words. A story. I definitely think it was a good experience and hopefully I'll have free time in November 2011 to do it again.
This time, I actually learned something valuable from procrastinating. The point of the National Novel Writing month is to write a novel, not to write a fantastic novel, or even a good novel, but to just write a novel. So, that's exactly what I did. I wrote a novel in a month and now I can move on to other writing. I eventually stopped worrying about splitting hairs and let myself write freely in order to meet my deadline. That is what I believe to be one of the key lessons of the challenge: learning to write without the constants editor and critic hovering over your shoulder.
What did I gain from National Novel Writing Month? 50,00 words. A story. I definitely think it was a good experience and hopefully I'll have free time in November 2011 to do it again.
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