writing two novels at the same time? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T11:50:13Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/writing-two-novels-at-the-same?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A211567&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTry 3 books: a children's nov…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-01:537324:Comment:2123222009-09-01T19:12:05.597ZSunny Frazierhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SunnyFrazier
Try 3 books: a children's novel, a third in the series and a totally new form that I have no idea if it will work or not.<br />
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Don't tell my publisher. . . .
Try 3 books: a children's novel, a third in the series and a totally new form that I have no idea if it will work or not.<br />
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Don't tell my publisher. . . . I am always working on multip…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-08-27:537324:Comment:2115672009-08-27T10:00:18.199ZMorgan St. Jameshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MorganStJames
I am always working on multiple projects. But then, I'm a person who has multi-tasked all of my life. Right now I'm working on the third Silver Sisters Mystery, VANISHING ACT IN VEGAS, the final draft of a romantic suspense novel, THE DEVIL'S DUE, which will be released as book two of a set in mid to late 2010 by L&L Dreamspell under the pen name Arliss Adams. While working on book one, I was also writing the Silver Sisters Mystery SEVEN DEADLY SAMOVARS with my sister Phyllice Bradner, to…
I am always working on multiple projects. But then, I'm a person who has multi-tasked all of my life. Right now I'm working on the third Silver Sisters Mystery, VANISHING ACT IN VEGAS, the final draft of a romantic suspense novel, THE DEVIL'S DUE, which will be released as book two of a set in mid to late 2010 by L&L Dreamspell under the pen name Arliss Adams. While working on book one, I was also writing the Silver Sisters Mystery SEVEN DEADLY SAMOVARS with my sister Phyllice Bradner, to be released in September 2009.<br />
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In addition to VANISHING ACT, I'm working on a humorous word book with a co-author, publish the newsletter ON THE PROWL for Sisters in Crime/Southern Nevada, and completed two short stories which will be included in anthologies in 2010. So it is possible. I don't know if I've ever had just one project in work. Sometimes it gets a little difficult, however.<br />
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I'll admit, I found it hard to swing back and forth between the comical crime capers of the Silver Sisters to the deeply emotional plight of Jen Connor in A DREAM LOST and THE DEVIL'S DUE. It's much easier to write in the same genre when balancing two or more manuscripts.<br />
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MORGAN ST. JAMES<br />
<a href="http://www.silversistersmysteries.com">www.silversistersmysteries.com</a> Does thinking about future no…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-08-02:537324:Comment:2090382009-08-02T04:55:43.424ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
Does thinking about future novels count? Then I'm working on about 15 at once. The cacophony of ideas made it hard to stick to just one.<br />
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Doing two would be doubly hard. I could do it if I quit my full-time job and focused solely on writing. And if I had an office and didn't write on the floor of the living room. And if I had an IV and a drip bag of black coffee pumping directly into my veins. And if the fishing was really terrible, since I'd be tempted to take the fly rod to the…
Does thinking about future novels count? Then I'm working on about 15 at once. The cacophony of ideas made it hard to stick to just one.<br />
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Doing two would be doubly hard. I could do it if I quit my full-time job and focused solely on writing. And if I had an office and didn't write on the floor of the living room. And if I had an IV and a drip bag of black coffee pumping directly into my veins. And if the fishing was really terrible, since I'd be tempted to take the fly rod to the river.<br />
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Anything is possible. Hiya,
I usually have two or…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-31:537324:Comment:2089122009-07-31T23:51:12.558ZBobhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bob24
Hiya,<br />
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I usually have two or more novels going at one time. This month it's three, another in the planning stage and I cranked out four short stories. Can it be done? Sure. Does it hurt? Not really, they are different genres with different styles so it's easy to keep them on track. If they were the same genre and style, it would be a challenge to keep them unique. If they are a series, then the challenge diminishes.<br />
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Smiles<br />
Bob
Hiya,<br />
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I usually have two or more novels going at one time. This month it's three, another in the planning stage and I cranked out four short stories. Can it be done? Sure. Does it hurt? Not really, they are different genres with different styles so it's easy to keep them on track. If they were the same genre and style, it would be a challenge to keep them unique. If they are a series, then the challenge diminishes.<br />
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Smiles<br />
Bob It can definietely be done, b…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081332009-07-24T13:39:26.679ZFlic Manninghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FlicManning
It can definietely be done, but it will take a lot of discipline, and planning. The really good thing is that when one novel gets a little hard (writers block and the like) you always have something there to wrote for the other novel. It takes a lot of will power to keep going with both especially when mentally exhausted.
It can definietely be done, but it will take a lot of discipline, and planning. The really good thing is that when one novel gets a little hard (writers block and the like) you always have something there to wrote for the other novel. It takes a lot of will power to keep going with both especially when mentally exhausted. And I do it everyday on the T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-22:537324:Comment:2079952009-07-22T22:18:33.487ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
And I do it everyday on the TV show. It can be frustrating at times, sure, but it can also be great to have other writers to go to for help.<br />
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Of course, lke TV show it would sometimes work better than others.
And I do it everyday on the TV show. It can be frustrating at times, sure, but it can also be great to have other writers to go to for help.<br />
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Of course, lke TV show it would sometimes work better than others. I did it once.
I joined a gr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-22:537324:Comment:2079942009-07-22T22:07:55.342ZD.R. MacMasterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DuncanRMacMaster
I did it once.<br />
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I joined a group of writers who were each given a plot premise, a title, and the mission of creating a story around them. The idea was to create pieces that could stand alone, but when put together in one book, created one big super-story. Creating a sort of novel-anthology hybrid.<br />
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I'm not saying that it was easy, but it was possible, and that making it work rests on how you approach it.<br />
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You can view it as a imposition possibly an insult, or take it as a game that challenges…
I did it once.<br />
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I joined a group of writers who were each given a plot premise, a title, and the mission of creating a story around them. The idea was to create pieces that could stand alone, but when put together in one book, created one big super-story. Creating a sort of novel-anthology hybrid.<br />
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I'm not saying that it was easy, but it was possible, and that making it work rests on how you approach it.<br />
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You can view it as a imposition possibly an insult, or take it as a game that challenges your imagination and skill.<br />
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I took it as a fun challenge, got it done, and even got listed as a highlight when the book got a good review.<br />
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That's why I said it may be impossible, because it relies a lot on the personal whimsy of the participants, and the more authors involved, the more chances for disastrous complications. Nah! Who wants to work on som…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-22:537324:Comment:2079922009-07-22T21:21:02.442ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Nah! Who wants to work on someone else's idea? That's misery.
Nah! Who wants to work on someone else's idea? That's misery. I go back to the beginning an…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-22:537324:Comment:2079912009-07-22T21:20:10.062ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I go back to the beginning and fix all the loose ends and wrong clues. This shouldn't be done until you know precisely who the killer is. I also write myself notes about possible conflicts.
I go back to the beginning and fix all the loose ends and wrong clues. This shouldn't be done until you know precisely who the killer is. I also write myself notes about possible conflicts. I always thought a good idea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-22:537324:Comment:2079842009-07-22T18:08:50.689ZD.R. MacMasterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DuncanRMacMaster
I always thought a good idea for a publisher would be to create a book series, complete with a "bible" outlining characters and such, and recruit a mix of big name, mid list, and beginning authors to contribute short novels for the series. The big names will attract readers, and hopefully hook them up with the mid-list and beginning authors as well.<br />
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But the trick would be wrangling all the authors to do a coherent series, which may be impossible with all those clashing egos.
I always thought a good idea for a publisher would be to create a book series, complete with a "bible" outlining characters and such, and recruit a mix of big name, mid list, and beginning authors to contribute short novels for the series. The big names will attract readers, and hopefully hook them up with the mid-list and beginning authors as well.<br />
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But the trick would be wrangling all the authors to do a coherent series, which may be impossible with all those clashing egos.