This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.
I had the same thing happen with a couple of my pieces. One person insisted I needed to add an epilogue to one story because I owed it to my readers to explain how everything turned out, when I felt I already had one that.
I was embarrassed when I did a review maybe last week when I told the author I was sorry he was bullied in high school and what he had to go through in the story about attending his high school reunion. Here is his reply: "Hi. Thanks for the kind words---I have never been to a class reunion. This was all fabrication." So there you have it Wordsmitty ✍️ and s
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I've gotten reviews of a few things I have on here that truly enlightened me. I didn't know I had written it that way, but it made more sense and sounded like I knew what I was doing. To me, it was just a story about people and things.
I really do try not to think about why I'm writing something. It gets me confused and alienates the muse.
I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.
I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.
I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.
I wrote mine at Storyworth.com in 2023. They are patiently waiting for my final edit then it will be hard bound. It can then be purchased by family members.
I've quit projects and never gone back to them. But... I don't regret doing them. Other projects are on hold. Sometimes letting it rest helps seeing it through fresh eyes.
I just realized I'm echoing Max.
I'm editing old flash fictions write now. When I'm finished I need to check out old poems stashed in ancient blogs.
As for audience... the old folks at the Senior Center aren't a stellar audience for what I write. The Housewives of WDC is another difficult audience for me. But... I shouldn't complain. If I could get $1 from 0.3% of the US population I'd be a millionaire.
I do enough prompts that I'm not permanently stuck in one genre.
Like most authors, I have projects that have fizzled. But I also have projects where I've quit "for now," and then came back to and finished. SOmetimes you're too close to the project to see what needs done, and some distance can give you fresh eyes. For example, I quit "Murder on Cabot's Landing" at least three times, but eventually finished it and got it published. The planned plot resoluting wasn't working, and then I found one that WOULD work while re-watching an old movie. The final scene in the published novel even echoes the ending of the movie. Today, I'm going back and re-working on a couple of short stories I thought were unpublishable. Who knows? Certainly with fresh eyes I see ways to improve things I thought were "finished."
Hi, you wrote a very interesting post on the subject! I'm new to you and enjoyed reading the way you answered and simplified the main points of publishing self-or. I agree with the above comment 😁 that you should consider writing a book 📚 on the topic!
As far as my goal To be honest, not sure as I was a few years ago. If I did would do an ebook. For now happy doing my blog and other things without the pressure of all it entails to reach higher!
Best regards 😁
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