Anyone written or writing a book?
mrshainestobe
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As if I didn't have enough going on already with my wedding in 7 months time, running a house, being a mum to a three and a half year old ball of trouble, and going to uni, ....phew.....I have started to write a book. (Huge eeeeeeeek!!)
So I was just wondering if there are any other insane people out there who have done/are doing the same and would like to share their experiences?
I am finding it very exciting at the moment and want to be writing at every opportunity. However, certain people in the house keep wanting to talk to me, and eat, and other annoying things! How inconsiderate!
If there is anyone out there it would be great to chat to you.
Love, Clairebear xx
So I was just wondering if there are any other insane people out there who have done/are doing the same and would like to share their experiences?
I am finding it very exciting at the moment and want to be writing at every opportunity. However, certain people in the house keep wanting to talk to me, and eat, and other annoying things! How inconsiderate!
If there is anyone out there it would be great to chat to you.
Love, Clairebear xx
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This is something I'd like to work on.
Are you writing fiction?
I have bits and bobs of writing all over the place.
I'm only really inspired to write a memoir though, and these are soooo many of those about!
I am writing fiction, stemming from an idea I had about 9 years ago. Life got in the way but I always had the idea in the back of my mind. A few weeks ago I found the original first couple of chapters I had written and I realised I still wanted to finish it. A similar situation to you, Gem
I'm a fan of the genre anyway so I have done a lot of reading. But since I have (re)started writing, I've been hesitant to pick up another book to read as I want to sound like myself, not someone else.
I'm terrible at keeping things to myself so certain family members have read what I've written and I'm editing as I go.
Mrs. Rue, having seen your style of writing on here, I feel sure that you would write an amazing memoir. Do you keep a diary?
Do either of you have dreams of getting your writing published or is it more for personal satisfaction?
It would be fiction and probably a crime i have so many different ideas though for different storys but think i will carry on the first book i tried to write!!
At the moment just for personal satisfaction but once its finished i might get it copy writed and send into a few publishers see what happens!!!!
Do you need an agent to present your books to publishers?I have heard you do as so many people send books to publishers direct and they just sit in a pile , never getting a look in.Not sure how agents charge as you can imagine with planning a wedding and saving for a house , there aren't many spare pennies
xxx
Thought i'd join in the chat. I wrote a novel quite a few years ago, from the ages of 16-19. I had the idea at school, and noted loads of ideas down for ages. Then when i was in college i wrote it. I just did it in my free time, so instead of watching tv, i'd be writing. My problem is, that the story itself is great, theres twists, a great plot, detailed characters who i know inside out, side stories the lot! However....i do not have a way with words. My writing isn't always beautiful and cleverly written. To be honest, i think it would be great as a film, or if someone else came in and wrote my story, only wording it differently. I think i have some great ideas and to me it would be an epic love story, but i'm just not good enough at the writing bit. I have never even considered sending it to publishers. I just have it for myself. I enjoyed writing it and i love to reread it every so often, but its never gonna become anything. At the very most, i'd love to improve the writing myself and maybe get it nicely printed and bound just for myself.
I think even if you have a lot of other things going on in your life, you should still go for it. Is there someone who could babysit for say 3 hours a couple of times a week, just to give you some space to write?
Lots of luck X
Clairebear, i think its hard sometimes not to sound like other people, i have had that problem when ive read a book and then tried to write a story that was similar to that. Eek!!
Its been a while since this post was originally started and i just wondered where everyone was now, are you any further along than you were orignally or have you given up?
I have bits of ideas floating around in my head but nothing concrete enough to mould yet.
So frustrating as I am not working full tme just now and it would be an ideal time to write my first draft!
He sent his drafts to a literary agents for them to proof read and tell him what he needed to change etc, and this happened for about a year, and now matador publishing have published it for him!
You have to fund the publishing runs yourself at first, which can be expensive because you're dealing with small quantities at first, and you have to try & sell them yourself because the big stores take at least 30% of the sale price!
So with his book, it rrp's at 7.99 (5.99 through his website) and costs (i think) £3 to produce, so the profit margins aren't huge at first, and would be eaten up by waterstones/whsmiths etc. This is only really viable when you're producing them at large volumes and the cost price comes down xx
Thought I should share it with you girls.
http://www.thecoolwedding.com/
I'd love to hear what you think.
I am writing one at the mo :~)
Nothing too intelligent or amazing, just chick lit with a bit of sex and fun lol
xx
I have however, been asked to illustrate for a friend that's writing a children's book. Which is challenging in more than one way. The fact I have to draw all these things, and her always picking at the drawings lol.
Then I changed jobs and had to give my company laptop back, so I didn't have anything to work on it on. Then I met hubby and my life got really busy. I miss it, I came across the first draft several months ago and spent ages translating it from the first to third person as I realised I didn't like how it read in the first person.....then I lost my memory stick, argh!!!! And had no back up, typical.
Then a few months ago my car was broken into and as my Dad was helping to clean it out he found the stick wedged under the passenger seat. Might go back to working on it now the wedding is over with, feeling in need of a little project! x
I've been writing short stories and poems on and off for years, but only recently have I decided that I want to be published, so I've made a start on three (yes you read correctly - THREE) fiction/romance books. I'm planning on one being more of a "based on real-life" book, more like a diary to be honest, but as the whole plot spans six years, i'm finding it difficult to keep it moving as a diary.
Another one is part of a series, because the brilliant idea that I had ( no, i'm not sharing it, sorry lol) hasn't been done before as far as I know.
I'm finding it quite difficult to sit down and type everything out though, i've been carrying lots of notebooks with me, and I've discovered that I normally get all my ideas while I'm on a night shift at work! I'd love to be published, but the only problem I have is that i find it difficult writing in first or third person constantly.
Saying that, if I ever had the time would LOVE to give it a go. When my h2b and I went travelling two years ago I kept an online journal for family back home to follow, this would be the base for a comedic novel and h2b is always onto me to try it out.
For those who have, or intend to... could you post a little paragraph to give us all a taste of your talent?!
xxx
Is there anyone else out there writing now???
I've written 16 novels, all kinds of genres (and started over a 100 or so!). At the moment I'm working to get 'Many' into a publishable condition. I've just cut the very long-winded first part by 17,000 words!!!
I've been interested in writing novels since I was a child. At the moment I have two on the boil and chop and change between them when inspiration strikes.. I haven't written much over the past 3 months or so but will be getting right back into the swing of things after the wedding..
Then I will eventually want to look at getting one of them published..
I've written a novel and it's available on Kindle and paperback right now, though I have an agent working on finding a publishing house too at the moment. It's called Bliss Chase and it's about a jilted bride who has everything but the groom and decides to hunt a new one down in time for her wedding day. It's narrated by her highly opinionated wedding dress, Radiance. It's a fun, satirical observation of the wedding industry and falling in love.
Took ages to write and it's partly based on my own life. But it was such a great experience and it felt quite cathartic too.
If you're into writing, you should check out the writers' workshop website and the associated word cloud forum. Fantastic site. Actually got my agent following one of their writing festivals.