Any writing goals, hopes for 2008? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T02:30:48Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:108609?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A108757&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy goal is simple -- to finis…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-03:537324:Comment:1105432008-01-03T21:05:01.432ZKatiehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KatieVanderjack
My goal is simple -- to finish writing a book.
My goal is simple -- to finish writing a book. I want to finish the first dr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-02:537324:Comment:1101662008-01-02T19:16:13.056ZBethany K. Warnerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/bkwarner
I want to finish the first draft of the novel that I'm currently working on.<br />
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Then, I want to sit with it and the previous first draft of a novel I finished last year and decide which one I should really work on to improve.
I want to finish the first draft of the novel that I'm currently working on.<br />
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Then, I want to sit with it and the previous first draft of a novel I finished last year and decide which one I should really work on to improve. I really want to land an agen…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-02:537324:Comment:1099662008-01-02T05:32:56.237ZChrista M. Millerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/christammiller
I really want to land an agent. And, of course, a book deal.<br />
I want to finish the sequel to the novel I'm shopping.<br />
I want to take on enough to feel productive and make decent money...<br />
... but not so much that I feel overwhelmed and start to neglect my family, or the work.<br />
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Those are the big ones. I also want to finish and shop short stories, but those three are the most important of all.
I really want to land an agent. And, of course, a book deal.<br />
I want to finish the sequel to the novel I'm shopping.<br />
I want to take on enough to feel productive and make decent money...<br />
... but not so much that I feel overwhelmed and start to neglect my family, or the work.<br />
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Those are the big ones. I also want to finish and shop short stories, but those three are the most important of all. Write an 80,000-word novel (m…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-01:537324:Comment:1098102008-01-01T19:37:38.208ZJohnny Ostentatioushttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnnyOstentatious
Write an 80,000-word novel (my stories usually stop at around 50,000) and pen an Young Adult novel.
Write an 80,000-word novel (my stories usually stop at around 50,000) and pen an Young Adult novel. It takes me a year, and somet…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-01:537324:Comment:1097102008-01-01T14:24:13.595ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
It takes me a year, and sometimes longer, per book. Keep in mind that bestselling authors have the money to pay secretaries, readers, publicists, housekeepers, nannies, gardeners and so forth.<br />
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Some bestelling authors also keep their own authors.<br />
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For me, faster means that I pay less attention to the things that matter to me. I would have to cut corners.
It takes me a year, and sometimes longer, per book. Keep in mind that bestselling authors have the money to pay secretaries, readers, publicists, housekeepers, nannies, gardeners and so forth.<br />
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Some bestelling authors also keep their own authors.<br />
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For me, faster means that I pay less attention to the things that matter to me. I would have to cut corners. my goals:
1. To get publishe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-01:537324:Comment:1096232008-01-01T03:56:14.976Zmike Dhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mikeD
my goals:<br />
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1. To get published this coming year. I am not pushing this, as I work well over 60 hours a week..it is just a little dream of mine.<br />
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2. To begin the home improvement projects the wife and I keep talking about.<br />
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3. To get in shape and stay that way.
my goals:<br />
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1. To get published this coming year. I am not pushing this, as I work well over 60 hours a week..it is just a little dream of mine.<br />
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2. To begin the home improvement projects the wife and I keep talking about.<br />
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3. To get in shape and stay that way. The Write FASTER bit trips me…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-31:537324:Comment:1095842007-12-31T23:39:07.343ZNaomi Hiraharahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/gasagasagirl
The Write FASTER bit trips me up a bit. I know to sustain our writing careers, we need to produce at least a book a year, but sometimes I think because of creative reasons, personal crises and responsibilities, etc., this pace is sometimes hard to keep up. Of course the bestselling authors seem to be able to do it--which may separate the successful from the unsuccessful.
The Write FASTER bit trips me up a bit. I know to sustain our writing careers, we need to produce at least a book a year, but sometimes I think because of creative reasons, personal crises and responsibilities, etc., this pace is sometimes hard to keep up. Of course the bestselling authors seem to be able to do it--which may separate the successful from the unsuccessful. As we've been posting over at…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-31:537324:Comment:1095262007-12-31T19:33:57.948ZJ.D. Rhoadeshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JDRhoades
As we've been posting over at <a href="http://murderati.typepad.com/murderati/2007/12/with-bright-eye.html">Murderati</a> (and we miss you, Naomi!) :<br />
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(All together now)<br />
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Write MORE. Write FASTER. Write BETTER.
As we've been posting over at <a href="http://murderati.typepad.com/murderati/2007/12/with-bright-eye.html">Murderati</a> (and we miss you, Naomi!) :<br />
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(All together now)<br />
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Write MORE. Write FASTER. Write BETTER. Jon
Your father was a wise ma…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-31:537324:Comment:1094952007-12-31T18:29:02.142ZJana Oliverhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JanaOliver
Jon<br />
Your father was a wise man (life's too short to drink cheap booze). My dad, after his heart attack , commented, "You know, I should have drank more whiskey and chased more women." Fortunately my mother wasn't in the hospital room at the time.<br />
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As writers, we do have an uphill climb in what can be an ugly industry. The flip side of that is the friendships we make along the way. Watching one's buddies climb the ladder, celebrating the good stuff, bitchin' about the bad stuff, makes it all…
Jon<br />
Your father was a wise man (life's too short to drink cheap booze). My dad, after his heart attack , commented, "You know, I should have drank more whiskey and chased more women." Fortunately my mother wasn't in the hospital room at the time.<br />
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As writers, we do have an uphill climb in what can be an ugly industry. The flip side of that is the friendships we make along the way. Watching one's buddies climb the ladder, celebrating the good stuff, bitchin' about the bad stuff, makes it all worthwhile. I love the addition of the pe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-31:537324:Comment:1094602007-12-31T17:25:40.885ZMysteryDawghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mysdawg
I love the addition of the personal goals. How important that it is not to forget family and friends as we toil in this sometimes lonely world of writing.<br />
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Aldo
I love the addition of the personal goals. How important that it is not to forget family and friends as we toil in this sometimes lonely world of writing.<br />
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Aldo