What are you currently writing? - Page 57

kennyc · 05-19-2012, 10:23 AM

Just choose Kamikazi mode and go. You'll be published in no time.

mr ploppy · 05-19-2012, 11:46 AM

Finished the first draft of my new book, it's ended up being a sort of cross between a skinhead Mills and Boon and a 1970s hells angel book so it'll probably take a while to turn it into something readable.

kennyc · 05-19-2012, 12:15 PM

Congratulations!

orlok · 05-19-2012, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

Finished the first draft of my new book, it's ended up being a sort of cross between a skinhead Mills and Boon and a 1970s hells angel book so it'll probably take a while to turn it into something readable.

Nice one

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gmw · 05-20-2012, 05:11 AM

I just finished the first draft of the second book in my contemporary fantasy series - 171000 words. The first book was 163000, I told you I was verbose! No one else has seen anything of the second book yet, and I'm now about to hand it over to my first reader ... and I'm feeling very nervous.

I still haven't decided how to publish these books yet. The first one has two traditional publisher rejections already, and in Australia there are not very many such options for fantasy from unknown authors. I will probably make at least one more try down that route - via an agent this time. If that doesn't work I'll probably finish the series and then try self-publishing. I must say that reading the experiences of others here gives me more confidence about self-publishing. (The desire for traditional publishing is probably partly vanity, but also acknowledges my total lack of marketing expertise.)

orlok · 05-20-2012, 06:41 AM

Well done on the second book, and good luck with your first reader

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kennyc · 05-20-2012, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

I just finished the first draft of the second book in my contemporary fantasy series - 171000 words. ...

Congrats!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

I still haven't decided how to publish these books yet. The first one has two traditional publisher rejections already, and in Australia there are not very many such options for fantasy from unknown authors. I will probably make at least one more try down that route - via an agent this time. If that doesn't work I'll probably finish the series and then try self-publishing. I must say that reading the experiences of others here gives me more confidence about self-publishing. (The desire for traditional publishing is probably partly vanity, but also acknowledges my total lack of marketing expertise.)

Good luck with that as well. The other piece you should consider is what kind of control/autonomy do you want and how much of that do you want to take on or pay to have done for you. Also see this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=178831

bhartman36 · 05-28-2012, 07:49 AM

I'm currently working on my next Dave Riggler short story collectin, Long-Distance Dedications. I've got 3 stories already written for it, another 3 I'm working on, and probably 3 more to go. I'm also working on getting individual ones published as I go along. So far, "And Ye Shall Be Healed" has been published in Red Fez, and I'm working on getting "Leaving the Union" published.

kennyc · 05-30-2012, 08:10 AM

Several things in the works, edited an essay late yesterday-I think it's complete and have a list of markets and will send it off when on 6/1 when the first market opens their reading window, another essay to edit/complete today and tons of ideas, but am not happy with my results at this point for having headed down this full-time writing path for not quite 3 months now. I'm going to spend the next couple of days continuing to work as above but also on re-evaluating my progress, direction and methods.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-30-2012, 01:56 PM

It's been over a year. I'm getting the urge to just toss all this social media marketing malarky out the window... and just write, and see what happens.

kennyc · 05-30-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

It's been over a year. I'm getting the urge to just toss all this social media marketing malarky out the window... and just write, and see what happens.

That's certainly more where my head is as you know from my posts in the "indie writer success" thread.

I think the marketing is important, but the most important thing is to writer great stuff!

waqarhassan41 · 05-30-2012, 02:16 PM

In now days i am writing articles on GSM mobile phones......

kennyc · 05-30-2012, 02:18 PM

Cool!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-31-2012, 09:03 PM

I'm not sure what to write next... the third book in the Verdant Skies series... or a brand new story, an adventure-romance. So, I'm going to develop both stories at the same time, and see which gels first.

Edit: I still need to knock out a few more short stories for my still-classified TV project. I have the second one about half-finished now.

Edward M. Grant · 06-03-2012, 11:55 PM

Trying to finish my d*mn 'Horror Movie' novel; I started it as a diversion on a business trip last spring as an attempt to try out Stephen King's "I just start with a situation and see where it goes" approach to writing and realised a year later that I'm not that kind of writer. The basic story is there, but I have so many subplots to clean up that I'm not sure whether I'll ever get it done or just put it away for a year and rewrite it from scratch.

05-31-2012, 09:03 PM	#854
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I'm not sure what to write next... the third book in the Verdant Skies series... or a brand new story, an adventure-romance. So, I'm going to develop both stories at the same time, and see which gels first. Edit: I still need to knock out a few more short stories for my still-classified TV project. I have the second one about half-finished now. Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 06-02-2012 at 08:43 AM.

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05-19-2012, 10:23 AM	#841
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just choose Kamikazi mode and go. You'll be published in no time.

05-19-2012, 11:46 AM	#842
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Finished the first draft of my new book, it's ended up being a sort of cross between a skinhead Mills and Boon and a 1970s hells angel book so it'll probably take a while to turn it into something readable.

05-19-2012, 12:15 PM	#843
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Congratulations!

05-20-2012, 05:11 AM	#845
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I just finished the first draft of the second book in my contemporary fantasy series - 171000 words. The first book was 163000, I told you I was verbose! No one else has seen anything of the second book yet, and I'm now about to hand it over to my first reader ... and I'm feeling very nervous. I still haven't decided how to publish these books yet. The first one has two traditional publisher rejections already, and in Australia there are not very many such options for fantasy from unknown authors. I will probably make at least one more try down that route - via an agent this time. If that doesn't work I'll probably finish the series and then try self-publishing. I must say that reading the experiences of others here gives me more confidence about self-publishing. (The desire for traditional publishing is probably partly vanity, but also acknowledges my total lack of marketing expertise.)

05-20-2012, 06:41 AM	#846
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Well done on the second book, and good luck with your first reader .

05-28-2012, 07:49 AM	#848
bhartman36 Wizard Posts: 1,316 Karma: 1515835 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi, Craig CMP738a Android Tablet	I'm currently working on my next Dave Riggler short story collectin, Long-Distance Dedications. I've got 3 stories already written for it, another 3 I'm working on, and probably 3 more to go. I'm also working on getting individual ones published as I go along. So far, "And Ye Shall Be Healed" has been published in Red Fez, and I'm working on getting "Leaving the Union" published.

05-30-2012, 08:10 AM	#849
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Several things in the works, edited an essay late yesterday-I think it's complete and have a list of markets and will send it off when on 6/1 when the first market opens their reading window, another essay to edit/complete today and tons of ideas, but am not happy with my results at this point for having headed down this full-time writing path for not quite 3 months now. I'm going to spend the next couple of days continuing to work as above but also on re-evaluating my progress, direction and methods.

05-30-2012, 01:56 PM	#850
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It's been over a year. I'm getting the urge to just toss all this social media marketing malarky out the window... and just write, and see what happens.

05-30-2012, 02:16 PM	#852
waqarhassan41 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 447162 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	In now days i am writing articles on GSM mobile phones......

05-30-2012, 02:18 PM	#853
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Cool!

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06-03-2012, 11:55 PM	#855
Edward M. Grant Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 3000000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kindle Keyboard, Asus Transformer	Trying to finish my d*mn 'Horror Movie' novel; I started it as a diversion on a business trip last spring as an attempt to try out Stephen King's "I just start with a situation and see where it goes" approach to writing and realised a year later that I'm not that kind of writer. The basic story is there, but I have so many subplots to clean up that I'm not sure whether I'll ever get it done or just put it away for a year and rewrite it from scratch.