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And how many pages?
I’ve been trying to write a book for 4 years now, I don’t think I ever will finish one.
It took me fours years to finish my first book. It’s 365 pages long.
That’s wonderful. How often did you write? I have a goal of 100 pages in 3 months. I’m starting to feel like that might be a stretch...maybe.
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Jada Pinkett as a baby with her momI never really asked, who is that in your picture?
And how many pages?
Just this morning I finished writing a book in 2 hours. It is 1,000 words flash fiction though. I am trying to see if I can write three more before the end of the day.
Twilight author was a stay at home mom when she written her book, allegedly.That’s wonderful. How often did you write? I have a goal of 100 pages in 3 months. I’m starting to feel like that might be a stretch...maybe.
Had too look up what the definition of book before I groan ya, but ya get a skeptical from me lol.
Definition of BOOK
That's true because I publish low and no content books with little writing.A book can be any size and length. Hell a book does not even need to contain words. So check yourself.
A book can be any size and length. Hell a book does not even need to contain words. So check yourself.
I started writing what I thought was going to be a novella in the summer of 2012. I did not work on it often. Then, as of June of 2014, I took it from "Chapter VIII" (while also realizing I had a novel on my hands) to Chapter XXVII - plus an epilogue - as of November 2014, thereby completing the first draft. I took frequent breaks in that time since I would work hard for days at a time. My editing stents are also always intense. In that time, my book had reached 105,000 words but I brought it down to 84,000. Overall, it took me 7 weeks cumulative over that summer to do the work - according to my writing journal.
I then tinkered with the book, in minor ways, here-and-there. I also shelved it for a time. After that, I did some more editing and rewrites so that I completed the second draft in February 2018. I considered it as done as I could get it at that point.
Then a family crisis occurred just as I was about to send it off to literary agents. That went on for months and the aftershocks, for even more months.
My novel is still as done as I can get it. It comes to 312 pages when I put it into book-sized format and is 84,150 words.
I still haven't sent it off - though I say I will each day. I know it's a well-crafted book with a beautiful story and that I have a strong voice. I am allowing fears of rejection and failure to get to me and I'm not proud of that. I've even written the blurb and have done both 1-page and 2-page versions of the synopsis. This only leaves the easy part of the cover letter to do.
My book is deep and 'different' - not that 'different' is a bad thing - not at all. I value what is unique and what has depth. This day and age daunts me, however, as the quality of art is at an all-time low. I also write literary fiction while knowing commercial fiction tends to sell better. I also know these are just excuses.
I have two other books in the works and many ideas for short stories. I'been on hiatus as a creative writer for too long. It's time to get moving again.
WTF? LOL! I need to find these blank books!
I have a friend who wrote a novel in three months while working a 12 hour per day job. I have no idea how she did it, I thought it took a year for even people who spend all day on it!!
When I post my book on Amazon, I ain't reading the reviews.
This is the first novel that I will publish and it will be my last. Afterward, I am just going to post a bunch of short stories surrounding the character's lives after the novel ends.
Step out on faith. Don't let these literary thugs make you feel scared.
Ten years.
I have issues, y'all. LOL!
This will be the year I release the gotdamn book (hopefully the professional editing process doesn't push the release date to January 2021 ).
I love my book and the main character but I am sick of rewriting the novel. Time to go back to short stories. sh!t...
Fiction novel took 9 months. Technically it was a year in total but I took a three month Writer's block/ sabbatical period. Haven't converted it to an official manuscript but it's 179 pages on MS Word and 75k words.And how many pages?
This literally just happened. I was ready and motivated to write my new Novel idea then technology was like YEET. Screen broken beyond repair. No productivity for meeee. You'll get there.Two years in and my damn laptop died months ago when I was finally getting my motivation back,I thought I was too slow but you're reassuring me
Almost halfway