I’ve been trying to convince Cindy to get her butt in gear, submit her writing and get her stuff published.
It’s a thorny business, especially since I haven’t worked to do the same for my own work in a good five years. Hypocritical, yes – but it’s also a testament to her abilities and my belief in them. I know her books will sell like gangbusters, the tricky part is getting her to believe it.
But ah – I think I know what the solution is. My talented Cindy is also very competitive – so the best motivator I can think of is to publish something of my own. Which means I need to get my own butt in gear and get something published.
Not that my stuff is all that great or worthy - I love it as I'm writing and hate it the next week - but there’s plenty of adequate and unworthy stories and books already out there, why not mine too? So I'm gonna get to it.
It’s a thorny business, especially since I haven’t worked to do the same for my own work in a good five years. Hypocritical, yes – but it’s also a testament to her abilities and my belief in them. I know her books will sell like gangbusters, the tricky part is getting her to believe it.
But ah – I think I know what the solution is. My talented Cindy is also very competitive – so the best motivator I can think of is to publish something of my own. Which means I need to get my own butt in gear and get something published.
Not that my stuff is all that great or worthy - I love it as I'm writing and hate it the next week - but there’s plenty of adequate and unworthy stories and books already out there, why not mine too? So I'm gonna get to it.
On that note, I’ve finally gotten around to posting some snippets of the work I did for my novella FAST - my entry for the 2005 NaNoWriMo – When you're in the mood, you can read it here.
Sigh........my diet was going so well....and what do I do?
ReplyDeletei go to read some of your "snippetts". And which one do i choose to read first?
Addictions.
Dammitt!!
Let's say you have a gift.
I have to go eat now......I hope I have fruit- but what I WANT is McDonalds Quarter Pounder With Cheese Meal, Cherry Pie and Strawberry Triple Thick Milkshake since I'm a female.
That was odd.
Ah, the classic problem. You have an idea, and you love it. You write it, and you like it. You read over it, and you hate it.
ReplyDeleteI have the first two thirds of a novel I've written on my computer, and I've completely lost every bit of enthusiasm I ever had for it.
The answer, start a new project, until I get sick of it, then go back to the old one.
You callin' me out?
ReplyDeleteHeck yeah, I'm calling you out! Bring it!
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