Comments on: The difference between BEING ready and just WANTING to be ready

By: Tobby

Tobby — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:53:10 +0000

BTW: You could even call it “Witty Twitties”. LOL

By: Tobby

Tobby — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:52:00 +0000

You should write a girlie tweener book. Even harlequin is making books for teens. HUGE segment of the market right now.

If not, you could always write a compilation of witty Twitter one liners.

By: Danyelle

Danyelle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:19:31 +0000

I would write what compels you to write. Saves you the trouble of having to work up the enthusiasm for it.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:48:52 +0000

I agree – write what inspires you. With every book I’ve written, I feel as if I’m that much closer to being ready for publication. It’s a fun journey, but no doubt a frustrating one!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:01:58 +0000

I don’t think it matters what you write next, it’s the PROCESS of writing that will improve a writer’s work and increase her/his likelihood of publication.

And if you improve significantly in the writing of a sequel, you can always rewrite/edit the original to come up to the new standard!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:01:04 +0000

Write what you want to write. If it’s a sequel, so be it. If it’s something new, so be it. The choice on what to write is up to you.

I have a closet full of rough drafts. I worked through them, revised, revised, and revised some more, and then moved on to the next project. Trust me, most of the endless revising had to do with childhood issues. I’m over them . . . I think. Inferiority complex, and so many other things.

Almost three years ago, I got the inspiration for Margarita Nights. For two years, I focused solely on that project – start to finish. Okay, so I’m still working on that project – last revision, query almost ready to go. Still, I somehow knew from the first sentence, the first paragraph that Margarita Nights was the book I wanted published. I have faith in my writing and that project. I will, as a blogger friend has done, wallpaper the agent world with my query letter at some point in time. Okay, maybe not wallpaper, but my project is right for some agent, some editor, and some publisher. I just have to persevere and find the magic people to propel Margarita Nights off my desk and out into the publishing world.

Have faith in yourself and your writing!

p.s. after a gazillion rejections I might start querying the next project ready at the gate! : )

By: Deborah Riley-Magnus

Deborah Riley-Magnus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:17:55 +0000

Write what inspires you most. It always works best. Are you called to the sequel or are you pulled toward something completely new? Go where your heart chooses and it’ll go smoother.