Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

Hey I did have something to say for a change but I said it over here ANd hopefully I was a bit successful in downplaying how soul crushing it is to have Blood Red Roulette selling so poorly but a story I wrote in two weeks has sold like 5 dozen copies in just a couple weeks. This writing gig can really beat you up.

In case you don't have time for my thoughts on contemporary vs genre romance here's the links duplicated here.



The Significance of Setting (I've talked about this one myself)

17 Literary Podcasts to Ease Your Commute

My 20-Step Plan to Writing a Book: Part 1 (Steps 1-10) (I've noticed that Bookbaby is starting to recycle their links a lot so I don't have that many new ones to share)

And from Betty:


How to Promote Your Book for Free (much of it is newsletter related but I'm not so sure that works well. I honestly don't read 90% of the ones I get).

Writer Jay Odjick with some words of advice to his 19-year-old self

The Inner/Outer Balance

Questions to Consider When Plotting a Scene I really like this one.

Trends For Authors And Creative Goal Setting 2019

A Field Guide to Six Infectious YA Clichés

Yearly Word Count

1743 / 100000 words. 2% done!

I'll do a break down of my projects next time. I'm still prepping for tomorrow's classes.

Comments

[notasupervillain]

I dunno. You have a job. You don't need the income from writing. So why write stories that you don't enjoy? Write something that makes you happy.

Says the person who can't get friends to read her WIP let alone strangers, so I mean, I get the whole feeling of failure. Literally two people have read my story to the end of what's written. But at least I'm pleased with it myself, which is something.

[cornerofmadness]

There's that and that's how I usually try to see it. Because unless I become Rowling, King or Patterson suddenly I can't live on my writing thanks to those med school loans.

I do tend to write what makes me happy but I also like working with a publisher so I have to be aware of trends in publishing. (though it's getting much easier to self publish so...)