tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post9077004207526642396..comments2023-06-03T06:21:09.910-07:00Comments on Out of Coffee, Out of Mind: On NaNoWriMo And Being A Real WriterLiz Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-73399518450265761892019-08-09T14:12:01.103-07:002019-08-09T14:12:01.103-07:00Love this! Everyone who writes is a writer, but th...Love this! Everyone who writes is a writer, but they aren't all authors. That sounds harsh, but it's true. I think a lot of people want to write a book. They think of it whimsically, like some accomplishment that doubles as some kind of credential or something you strike off a bucket list. They don't take books seriously (probably because they don't read much . . .). If they did, they'd realize that how much work books are, even after publishing. People call it the publishing world, but it's the publishing industry. It's a business. If someone want to publish, they have to make being a writer, less of a whim, and more of a business, because when a publishing house decides to publish their book, the publishers view it as a business decision. Their book is worth the company's financial risk. Those publishers believe it'll monetarily pay off for them and the author. And a lot of NaNoWriMo, whimsically minded writers don't realize that writing is a career. Yes, writing a book is something you can check off a bucket list, but publishing a book is not.<br /><br />I do agree that NaNoWriMo can have its benefits though! It can teach a lot of valuable lessons, and some writers do first drafts better when they blitz write it.a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-39983679157792930952019-07-10T10:09:43.958-07:002019-07-10T10:09:43.958-07:00This is a really great discussion. I think what mo...This is a really great discussion. I think what most people who want to be published lack perseverance and patience. Publishing is a waiting game and it's a lot of getting knocked down and having to haul yourself back up again. Writing a complete draft is a huge accomplishment, but your mettle is tested when you have to revise it again and again and again and again and AGAIN until it's ready to be published. I revised Red Hood around eight times before my agent picked it up, some of the edits were small and others complete rewrites. Victoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.com