As of last Tuesday, BRIAR-BOUND is officially on submission to publishing houses.
And there was much rejoicing. Huzzah!
Since this normally means a wait for authors, writing sages advise us to GET ON WITH IT and work on a different project. So I'm taking this opportunity to finish DAUGHTER OF THE DEAD, a novel I started in 2008. I have a daily writing goal of 1,000 words. Even with our trip in March/April, I should be able to finish the first draft by mid-May.
Double-huzzah!
Some of you have gone through the submission process to agents and/or editors. Were you able to focus on a different project during that time? If so, did you start something new or pick up an unfinished project? Was your interim project a writing one, or did you choose a different art form?
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Monday, March 1, 2010
On Submission = On to the Next Project
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5 ate pie:
Huzzah for you for starting the next one!
While I was on submission, I started rewriting a old book, too. I found it a lot easier to focus on a plot I'd already written once. Of course, I only got 50 or so pages into it before I started being pulled in other directions, so there you have it.
Good luck! Email me if you want to talk submissions--I feel like an old war vet!
I don't know how it worked for other people, but I was so scattered during the submission process that I had a lot of issues finishing stuff. I think next time I go on submission I'm going to try something new, like learning to play the guitar or something.
I'm thinking about you and Briar-Bound!!!
Beth - Yeah, since it's a story I already know, I feel I can get more finished before something interrupts me.
Shaun - I know what you mean. I didn't feel I could focus the first time this happened, so I took the opportunity to read, read, read.
Thanks for your good thoughts!
I was lucky timing-wise. My son was born about a month before my stuff went out on submission. I didn't have time to sleep, let alone write, until well after the book sold. Good luck w/ Briar-Bound!!
Matt - great timing indeed!
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