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Saturday, August 6. 2016

Everybody wants to be an author

Don't they?  I admire even mediocre authors because I know how tough it is to write a book, much less to get one published.


There is no one way to write a novel: How to Write a Novel

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:24 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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For me the hardest part is proofreading. If you want to self publish then you either need to pay a professional proofreader or do it yourself. I've had a few friends read my first book, two of them actually managed to find the time to finish it. - If it were just reading it would be no problem - it's stopping to make corrections and notations - all of a sudden it's work.

Solar Storm is about 160,000 words - that's about 530 pages. I'm in the process of reading it out loud - to myself. You can't skim, you can't gloss over words - you have to look at and say each word - it works but it's tough when you've not only written the book but you've also read it more than 30 times.

I will say that it seems to be getting easer. Hopefully Solar Storm will be available for sale in a few months. And I've got a good start on three other books. I just needt to decide which to focus on once I publish Solar Storm.
#1 Vince (Link) on 2016-08-06 14:33 (Reply)
Somewhat off topic, however, a big thank you for recommending 'Act One' by Moss Hart a while back. Fantastic book, even though I have no interest whatsoever in the theater, I'm finding the book and Mr. Hart himself a delightful and entertaining read.
#2 Jake on 2016-08-06 14:38 (Reply)

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