For those of you who have read my book, Brenden Swift and the Vulgren's Curse, and are dying to know what happens next, I've made a New Years resolution. For those of you who also write, I encourage you to do the same. What is the resolution?
To write 750 words a day, everyday (or at least 5 days a week) and to complete and publish 2 books by this time next year.
A lofty goal? Maybe. Doable? Absolutely. 750 words a day equals a completed manuscript in under 4 months! My first book was 71,000 words. AT 750 words a day, I could have written the book in 95 days. That's 3 months people! 2 books a year? NO PROBLEM.
Now, to the question that burns in my brain. What book do I write?
I'm trying to decide between Brenden Swift, Book 2, and the beginning of a new modern day series that follows the life of a very special girl. We'll call her Mallory for now, but that's all you get to know for now...
Maybe I'll write one book for each series, maybe I'll write 2 more books in the Brenden Swift Series. Thoughts? Opinions? Let me know!
Joe
December 30, 2011
December 14, 2011
So I Published my Book Today
If you're a friend or acquaintance, or somehow accidentally found your way into my Google Contacts list, then you've likely heard the good news. I published my book today. Brenden Swift and the Vulgren's Curse (Book 1). There it is, over on the right. Look for the cover art with the big scary claws. --------->
It's a weird feeling to publish a first book, that's about all I know right now. . .
There's elation at having completed an arduous project, a little fear that all that work may have resulted in something people will think is subpar, and a third feeling that doesn't really have a word to describe it. It's a like an invisible burden has been removed from my back, yet a burden that I wasn't quite ready to relinquish. There was a measure of comfort in saying, "I'm working on a book." Now that it's out there, I'm perhaps suffering from a kind of literary post partem depression. Depression is too serious of a word for the indescribable feeling that is slogging through my brain, but there is, strangely a sense of an indeterminate, though significant amount of loss.
I'm gearing up for a big writing year in 2012. My goal is two shorter books by this time next year, published to the Kindle and Nook. 750 words a night, 5 to 7 days a week. Should only take 3 or 4 months per book, but I'll need some padding, no doubt. I learned that with the first book.
I'm happy to answer any questions about self publishing. Drop me a line or a comment.
It's a weird feeling to publish a first book, that's about all I know right now. . .
There's elation at having completed an arduous project, a little fear that all that work may have resulted in something people will think is subpar, and a third feeling that doesn't really have a word to describe it. It's a like an invisible burden has been removed from my back, yet a burden that I wasn't quite ready to relinquish. There was a measure of comfort in saying, "I'm working on a book." Now that it's out there, I'm perhaps suffering from a kind of literary post partem depression. Depression is too serious of a word for the indescribable feeling that is slogging through my brain, but there is, strangely a sense of an indeterminate, though significant amount of loss.
I'm gearing up for a big writing year in 2012. My goal is two shorter books by this time next year, published to the Kindle and Nook. 750 words a night, 5 to 7 days a week. Should only take 3 or 4 months per book, but I'll need some padding, no doubt. I learned that with the first book.
I'm happy to answer any questions about self publishing. Drop me a line or a comment.
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