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I’ve written novels on and off since I was ten, but I’ve never been serious about getting anything published. Now, I’ve decided to get serious. I figure if I don’t get serious it won’t happen, so…
My goal is get a novel published. Trade published, not self-published—I’m way too lazy for that.
And after that another one. But I’ll focus on the first for now.
I’m not in a huge rush, but I do plan to keep up the forward momentum, while keeping enjoying the process of writing. Right now I’m 35k into the first draft of a new novel. My first subgoal is to finish this draft by the end of June 2016. I was aiming for 100k to 120k, but I think it’s likely to run long. Never mind. I can fix that in revision.
I’ll come back to update this thread as I make progress. Consider this my public commitment!
Now, off to write.
KiwiChick
ETA: I have refined my goal, thanks to leifwright's wisdom. My goal is to write the best book I possibly can at this point in my life, research the publishing industry thoroughly, catch an influential agent who is crazy about my book, get published by a reputable publisher that puts real resources into marketing and distribution for my book, and get read by lots of people who have paid for my work.
My goal is get a novel published. Trade published, not self-published—I’m way too lazy for that.
And after that another one. But I’ll focus on the first for now.
I’m not in a huge rush, but I do plan to keep up the forward momentum, while keeping enjoying the process of writing. Right now I’m 35k into the first draft of a new novel. My first subgoal is to finish this draft by the end of June 2016. I was aiming for 100k to 120k, but I think it’s likely to run long. Never mind. I can fix that in revision.
I’ll come back to update this thread as I make progress. Consider this my public commitment!
Now, off to write.
KiwiChick
ETA: I have refined my goal, thanks to leifwright's wisdom. My goal is to write the best book I possibly can at this point in my life, research the publishing industry thoroughly, catch an influential agent who is crazy about my book, get published by a reputable publisher that puts real resources into marketing and distribution for my book, and get read by lots of people who have paid for my work.
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