Hi, I guess that it is not too early to announce that I have been working on a new book project. I have been reading a lot of books about writing and reading about experiences from different writers. Reading those experiences inspired me to tell my story.
I wanted to write about my experiences with writing contests, classes, rejections from publications, and other adventures and misadventures and share some words of wisdom I picked up through the years. I still consider myself a newbie although I have writing online for almost five years. I still have a long way to go, but I am not as green as I use to be.
I am not so quick to enter just any contest promising money and publication. I am not in a big hurry to hit to publish button. Case and point, I wish that I would've taken my time with the short stories on Smashwords. There have been times when I have caught mistakes and had to upload a new version. I hoped to make money off my stories, but it took me nine months to earn $11.03. The lesson here is don't publish to make a quick buck. These things don't happen overnight.
I am half way through the book and I have written almost seven thousand words. That is a world record for me. It is more than the word count of the failed unfinished novel that I attempted. What's different this time around?
I have been writing out each chapter by hand in a notebook and when I am ready, I type it on the computer. This strategy cuts down on getting distracted by the Internet. I feel more productive when using this method.
I plan to publish through Amazon's KDP to reach a wide audience. I can't wait to publish, but I don't want to rush it. I am so glad that KDP has a book cover creator so I will have a professional looking cover.
The working title for my first full length non fiction book is Taking on the Writing World: The Ups and Downs of Getting Published. I hope to have it on Amazon by January 2015 at the latest.
Stay tuned for updates!
I wanted to write about my experiences with writing contests, classes, rejections from publications, and other adventures and misadventures and share some words of wisdom I picked up through the years. I still consider myself a newbie although I have writing online for almost five years. I still have a long way to go, but I am not as green as I use to be.
I am not so quick to enter just any contest promising money and publication. I am not in a big hurry to hit to publish button. Case and point, I wish that I would've taken my time with the short stories on Smashwords. There have been times when I have caught mistakes and had to upload a new version. I hoped to make money off my stories, but it took me nine months to earn $11.03. The lesson here is don't publish to make a quick buck. These things don't happen overnight.
I am half way through the book and I have written almost seven thousand words. That is a world record for me. It is more than the word count of the failed unfinished novel that I attempted. What's different this time around?
I have been writing out each chapter by hand in a notebook and when I am ready, I type it on the computer. This strategy cuts down on getting distracted by the Internet. I feel more productive when using this method.
I plan to publish through Amazon's KDP to reach a wide audience. I can't wait to publish, but I don't want to rush it. I am so glad that KDP has a book cover creator so I will have a professional looking cover.
The working title for my first full length non fiction book is Taking on the Writing World: The Ups and Downs of Getting Published. I hope to have it on Amazon by January 2015 at the latest.
Stay tuned for updates!
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