July 27th, 2010
In a time and place not very far in the past, perhaps ten or fifteen years ago:
A boy, not yet a man, has completed his first novel. It’s a sword-and-sorcery fantasy epic that took him six years to write. In that time he has found the how-to books about publishing in the library and in [...]
August 5th, 2009
More great stuff from Eric at Pimp My Novel. Many of us aspiring writers read book after book about the process of getting that first book published, but few of us know anything about the business of selling those books, which is obviously secondary but no less relevant to our interests. For instance:
Returns—Often expressed as [...]
August 4th, 2009
Eric at Pimp my Novel today posted this handy guide to the birth of a first novel. The whole post is well worth reading but here’s a little taste:
1. Completion of your novel. Congratulations! You’ve written an entire novel (~60,000 – 100,000 words)! Now go edit it. No, don’t tweet about how awesome your book [...]
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