tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post3086694298084781840..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Being A Slow Writer in This Day and AgeChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-69408443831110364832015-09-15T10:47:30.220-04:002015-09-15T10:47:30.220-04:00Maybe take the pressure off. Get one book done and...Maybe take the pressure off. Get one book done and then look around. Most of the huge sellers don't do more than one book a year. They aim for quality and their readers appreciate the effort by buying millions of copies. Something to think about. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Elements of Writing</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-88907391361874538932015-09-11T03:32:30.469-04:002015-09-11T03:32:30.469-04:00I worry about this same issue because of how slow ...I worry about this same issue because of how slow I write. I'm just going to have speed up as best I can. I hear when you are actually getting sales and feedback from real readers, it motivates you to write a lot faster, so some of the slowness could be due to sitting in a cloistered vacuum consisting solely of you and your characters that won't exist after publishing.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-13293263728257944822015-09-10T13:49:43.284-04:002015-09-10T13:49:43.284-04:00For me it's seven years and three books. Too e...For me it's seven years and three books. Too each writer his own time line, what works for one won't work for another. Be true to you!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-16458988615424109692015-09-10T00:10:24.932-04:002015-09-10T00:10:24.932-04:00My first book is the one that took the longest -- ...My first book is the one that took the longest -- over two and a half years to write the first draft -- and part of that was because I wasn't confident I'd ever finish the book. <br /><br />I needed to finish the book to know I was capable of finishing a book. <br /><br />I did get to be a faster writer after that, but each one does take whatever time it takes. 6 weeks? or 6 months? or 6 years.<br /><br />Let every story take the path (and time) it needs.Dianne K. Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-26824509652516343332015-09-09T18:50:38.429-04:002015-09-09T18:50:38.429-04:00I think a year a book is fine. Some of those done ...I think a year a book is fine. Some of those done more quickly (not all--I'm a huge Russell Blake fan) read like it. I haven't heard what you're saying, but that doesn't mean a lot. I like the Margaret Mitchell model--one and fame. <br /><br />I wonder if what you're saying is why so many good authors are publishing novelettes these days. Hmmm...Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-77920974512247320332015-09-09T17:28:55.271-04:002015-09-09T17:28:55.271-04:00Been thinking about this a lot now that I'm th...Been thinking about this a lot now that I'm thinking of trying my hand at self publishing early next year. I'm told writing shorter books is one way to write more books, so I'm giving that a try. Just keep writing. :)David Powers Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942728197352977520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-19673945794710969362015-09-09T14:33:28.393-04:002015-09-09T14:33:28.393-04:00Yes, I've been told this, too. And in fact hav...Yes, I've been told this, too. And in fact have seen it in action with my Sherlock Holmes stories on Amazon. Each new release results in a big boost of my catalogue. I'm being told to write more of them, quickly! But . . . I'm not one of those writers who can just pour things out. And I don't want to only write Sherlock Holmes, much as I enjoy him. So I feel your pain.<br /><br />I was at a conference and the Smashwords guy was saying a lot of writers bank 4 or 5 books before publishing so they can put them out every 4-6 months and grow their audience. Of course, this is assuming you stick to one genre. I don't, so . . . I'm all over the map. Probably wouldn't make a difference for me.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-17682595742875938652015-09-09T13:43:34.110-04:002015-09-09T13:43:34.110-04:00Write anyway. Mine came out a year and a half apar...Write anyway. Mine came out a year and a half apart and that's the fastest I can possibly write a book. <br />And if I write another one, that lag time will be even longer...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com