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Author In Progress
frankiebgoode:
Thanks Meg. I'll probably only comment when I have something interesting to say though.
Delvalen:
Author in progress...That's definately how you could decribe me. I have ONE book done, the first in a duology, and am working on countless other writing projects, none of which I can settle on as my next undertaking....after my sequel of course.
As soon as I get my grammatical edit back from the english whiz father, I will be submitting the it for publishing. Which will, in all honesty, be a very big decider on my life. As I don't think I can handle working overnights any longer *from a health standpoint anyways*. All will happen as it will, I guess.
Good news? I've been read by an author friend of mine named Eldon Thompson, GREAT guy and a very good author who unfortunately isn't in the limelight as much as he should be. Anyways, he gave me OUTSTANDING reviews and a good pointer on how to tweak the ending so as not to end on such a low note.
So that's me. Luke Ganje. If I ever get published, I will track down all who have read this and browbeat you into buying a copy of my book. No idle threat. *throws on a mask of utter seriousness*. And as I am fast approaching 20, I can no longer claim "Teen phenom" so I'll be going for "Middle aged has-been who finally got published". Keep an eye out! One day I'll be taking the Bargain Priced shelves by storm!
meg_evonne:
Welcome Luke.
So you're going to let one manuscript, even with great reviews, decide the fate of your life? Ah, the optimism of youth! You've gotta toughen up there kid. :D
Colin Powell has 13 rules of life, #3 Avoid having your ego so close to your position that, when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Not bad advice that... :-)
As to letting one manuscript decide? I'm 55 and just submitting my first serious attempt to agents. I've been writing since I was 12. If the writing bug is in your genes, it will never, ever, go away. You physically, mentally can't stop writing. That's not called a talent, it's called an addiction! The trick is to make sure you are ever increasing your craft skills.
Have you visited Jim Butcher's blog yet for writers? You'll love it!
We'll all be glad to be brow beated to buy your book as soon as it hits the shelves! Welcome again, Develan!
Delvalen:
:D I meant merely the direction that my life would be taking! Believe me, writing is my dream so I'll be pursuing it at all costs. HOW I go about pursuing it is what this will decide. Thanks for the words of advice though! And I'll see to it that EVERYONE knows what happens with it, I plan on waging a campaign that the world has never witnessed!
You hear that ringing? That's me tapping titanium plated armor. I'm as tough as can be, so no worries there. :) And I have read Jim's blog on writing and find it fantastic. Another source of good help is a podcast called WRITING EXCUSES hosted by a favorite author of mine and two friends of his, it's HILARIOUS and helpful. :)
Apocrypha:
Hello folks,
I've been a writer since at least the 4th grade where I wrote stories about talking hot dogs. Either way, I've had the bug in me quite a while and now that I'm finishing my undergraduate degree I decided that I should spend the summer on my craft.
Though I am a large fan of the Dresden books I don't write in a fantasy or crime story genre. Primarily I write regular fiction and Science Fiction (though some don't realize that there is a difference between Science Fiction and Sci-Fi) and only dabbled with fantasy novels when I was younger.
I've had ideas for novels before but mainly left them as very detailed notes and reference materials. Primarily I am currently working on short stories with intent (or is that attempt) to try for getting published in some magazines. Mainly I focus around using my science fiction work as social commentary and my fiction is based around parts of my life which are apparently interesting and have drawn a crowd among a local writing group. Not sure what else to say but I was quite surprised that when I joined these forums that I found this section here to help those of us with the hope to write.
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