Getting critiqued
The hardest part is over. Your masterpiece is right in front of you, and its thickness pleases you. I know you are proud. And now sweeps in another tiny demon (as compared to the colossal demon of writing) who looks harmless, but can give you sleepless nights if left uncared for. Yeah, getting critiqued needs [...]
Publishing Woes
One equation and you won’t get lost even when deep into the publishing world. That’s Publishing = business. It is profitable to remember that publishing guys are patrons of art, not artists. If you have written a masterpiece of a bygone age, they won’t sell it because nobody will want to buy it. Rule number [...]
First Draft – How to deal with it – Novel Writing
The first rule is: Don’t show the first draft of your novel to anyone. Not even to your best friend or the friendliest cat. They might not like what they read, and you certainly won’t like them or yourself for that. To escape this predictable fate, discover a hideout in your home or on your [...]
Waiting to get published?
Imagine a book on a shelf with your name on it. That is what every fiction writer is crazy for, and that is why getting published is so tough. That’s right, you’ve got competition. There are only a handful of publishers and there are millions of fiction writers. Of course, all of them aren’t writing [...]
