Comments on: After 3 Years, It’s Still Only 11 Pages… http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/ Wanderers in the World of Sci-Fi Fandom Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lindsay http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/#comment-219 Lindsay Mon, 05 May 2008 19:37:19 +0000 http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-219 This is a very good point. My post was more about showing how very different the thoughts in my head are from the reality of the situation. (Though I am pleased that a whole bunch of people who seem to know what they're talking about felt like it deserved a response!) Sure, realistically I understand that actually getting published is rarely such a quick time line, and before I could even begin thinking about that I'd actually have to have a manuscript, but in my head I've managed to construct this secret thought of getting published before graduating (I'm not even going to call it a goal. ) Will it happen? Probably not... but hey, I might buckle down tonight, crank out an amazing novel in 3 months and have it published by next spring! Here's to hoping, right? (And thanks to all the folks who commented! I appreciate all of your opinions and advice and encouragement!) This is a very good point.

My post was more about showing how very different the thoughts in my head are from the reality of the situation. (Though I am pleased that a whole bunch of people who seem to know what they’re talking about felt like it deserved a response!) Sure, realistically I understand that actually getting published is rarely such a quick time line, and before I could even begin thinking about that I’d actually have to have a manuscript, but in my head I’ve managed to construct this secret thought of getting published before graduating (I’m not even going to call it a goal. ) Will it happen? Probably not… but hey, I might buckle down tonight, crank out an amazing novel in 3 months and have it published by next spring!

Here’s to hoping, right?

(And thanks to all the folks who commented! I appreciate all of your opinions and advice and encouragement!)

]]> By: skmiller http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/#comment-218 skmiller Mon, 05 May 2008 19:23:29 +0000 http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-218 Tobias Buckell has pointed out that "I will get something published within X amount of time" is not a good goal because so much of that goal is out of your hands. Ultimately, the publisher will make that decision, and it's going to be on their terms, not yours. So you might want to reframe this goal to "by the end of college, I will have written a novel that is ready to be submitted, and have started sending out queries." (Also, it usually takes a couple of years to go through the submission process, sell the novel, and then go through all the production stuff.) Tobias Buckell has pointed out that “I will get something published within X amount of time” is not a good goal because so much of that goal is out of your hands. Ultimately, the publisher will make that decision, and it’s going to be on their terms, not yours.

So you might want to reframe this goal to “by the end of college, I will have written a novel that is ready to be submitted, and have started sending out queries.”

(Also, it usually takes a couple of years to go through the submission process, sell the novel, and then go through all the production stuff.)

]]> By: siegem http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/#comment-155 siegem Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:35:49 +0000 http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-155 Agree with the two above. I'm not a writer, but read someday that to write, you need to get the hands very dirty! I do not know you to say if you have or not the will to do it, but believe yes and hope to see your book on the stores (I would import a copy to my country to read). May the force be with you! Agree with the two above. I’m not a writer, but read someday that to write, you need to get the hands very dirty! I do not know you to say if you have or not the will to do it, but believe yes and hope to see your book on the stores (I would import a copy to my country to read).
May the force be with you!

]]> By: cirellio http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/#comment-149 cirellio Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:56:47 +0000 http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-149 ouch ... Well, imo even professional writers procrastinate sometimes. And there's nothing in the rulebook that says you can't start getting serious about it now. I would personally love to see some of what you've written since fantasy is my favorite genre :) ouch …
Well, imo even professional writers procrastinate sometimes. And there’s nothing in the rulebook that says you can’t start getting serious about it now. I would personally love to see some of what you’ve written since fantasy is my favorite genre :)

]]> By: Cliff Burns http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/after-3-years-its-still-only-11-pages/#comment-148 Cliff Burns Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:07:31 +0000 http://conventioneers.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-148 Serious writing requires daily practice, an ironclad discipline. Writers write and that's all there is to it. Talking about it, thinking about it aren't the same things. It's the courage to actually sit down and face that screen or page and commence work. Everything else is posturing... Serious writing requires daily practice, an ironclad discipline. Writers write and that’s all there is to it. Talking about it, thinking about it aren’t the same things. It’s the courage to actually sit down and face that screen or page and commence work. Everything else is posturing…

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