the undiscovered fear

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or should that be the undercover fear. You know the fear that is always lingering and never admitted to?
it's different for everyone.
some fear exposing themselves. some fear hurting others with their opinions. some fear failure and others success. :Lecture:
well I've got all of those at different times:ROFL: but I can admit to those.
I finally figured out I'm afraid to not give my writing a serious shot.
I've kind of taken whats come my way in life and just tried to keep moving with mixed results.
Writing is something I've done from a young age, though i have to admit I'm not very careful about the rules involved(or very consistant). :e2paperba
I have decided that i need to focus on the details of a peice of work and the technicalities and the completion. being someone who writes from the mood of the moment that is a lofty goal. I have given myself a deadline to try and have enough completed by november :( (Ok i didn't say when in nov i didn't want to break out in hives)to submit to some one agent or publisher:e2writer:. I need to take that step and i have decided to look for some support or mentors to help me reach that goal.
so hello and i am looking forward to sharing:e2BIC:
 

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Welcome and you will find all you need here and the people who will be able to provide good advice and support.

Good luck!

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Welcome! You picked a good place to land in. It has certainly helped me a lot.

Ready by November? No, no, no, you do NOT want to do this. Your book has to be complete, revised, polished and shiny before you start submitting it. Very few experienced professionals could pull that off, let alone someone learning the ropes.

Set yourself reasonable daily or weekly writing goals. Promise yourself you will make all the necessary revisions. Promise yourself you will make it good enough for an agent to take seriously. Promise yourself that you will shop it around with every intention of selling it.

But don't set yourself up for failure by rushing things.

For what it's worth, I made all those promises to myself, and it's what keeps me chugging along, even as I learn that writing a novel is even harder than I thought.

But the next one will be easier.
 

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something to definately think about
what i need is to have some one i think is actually interested benchmark every few chapters
 

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Hi and welcome aboard...this is a great place to learn and relax when you'd otherwise want to through your computer out the window ;)
 

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thanks,
i have to fight to hard to get to the computer in my house to want to throw it out...lol
but i know what you mean thanks again
 

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Welcome. :hi:

Share Your Work is a great place to brush up on some of those pesky rules we tend to forget and posting your goals here is great. We'll help you try to meet them.
 
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Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.

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