tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post4651057528747963514..comments2023-10-24T05:10:13.446-04:00Comments on Give me something to write about!: First Draft IckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-1808210286372116912011-08-07T13:59:46.730-04:002011-08-07T13:59:46.730-04:00The journal and high school poems really won't...The journal and high school poems really won't give me any contacts for publishing, but I'm okay with that. I've been following Joe Konrath's blog for a year or so, so I know his story, and the other Kindle success stories he's promoting.<br /><br />However, I don't think that's the right route for me. At this point, I'm still not sure that, even after I'm done editing and polishing, that my work will be ready for publishing. I really feel that I will benefit from the input of an agent and editor, at least at this point. I won't discount the possibility, though, that as I write more and become confident in my voice and style, that I might change my mind. <br /><br />And while I'm being honest, by the time I have something that I feel is ready to submit, the landscape of publishing may have changed so much that it will be unnecessary to have an agent, so I'm not going to commit myself to any particular plan of action. Right now, I'm going to just concentrate on writing. I need to find my voice, and build up a body of work. <br /><br />I wish you luck with your release, Virginia, and I'll keep my eyes open for it!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619816771799626993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-78054236978511986642011-08-07T00:03:28.243-04:002011-08-07T00:03:28.243-04:00Will that give you contacts? I have lost faith in...Will that give you contacts? I have lost faith in the querying process, and after reading about Courtney Milan and Joe Konrath, I am just going to Kindle. I have one that should be up in a few days. Formatting problems and I am going to try to do one every two weeks after that. Wish me luck! And reearch the process.Virginia Llorcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354795459855491623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-71809596316480337452011-08-06T23:02:00.542-04:002011-08-06T23:02:00.542-04:00I am technically published - I'm a coauthor of...I am technically published - I'm a coauthor of an article that was published in a scientific journal, and I've had a few poems published in a local magazine back in high school. I have not had any of my fiction published. Yet. But I'm working towards that.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619816771799626993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-55829567958768949192011-08-05T12:08:33.686-04:002011-08-05T12:08:33.686-04:00Good luck! I've never had the patience to writ...Good luck! I've never had the patience to write fiction.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640008113264209977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-85024513012862998142011-08-04T13:42:28.559-04:002011-08-04T13:42:28.559-04:00Are you previously published?Are you previously published?Virginia Llorcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354795459855491623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496856682288010897.post-23897600617152631882011-08-03T21:49:44.392-04:002011-08-03T21:49:44.392-04:00Awesome! I could never do an entire rewrite of a ...Awesome! I could never do an entire rewrite of a first draft, but if it works for you, then go for it! Best of luck.Elisa DeLanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466740168508428362noreply@blogger.com