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Comments on a writing workshop
Sep. 18th, 2011 04:57 pmI attended a writing workshop-free- yesterday, and I am still digesting the results.
First off, part of what he said was something most of us already knew-it's hard to get published commercially! I have spoken to two people who have managed it. There were several others who published through an internet company, one with real hands on books and other with e-books. The man holding the workshop has published most of his books privately, and from the way he speaks, he has managed to break even on his costs.
Now, right now I don't have a novel. I have ideas for one, but that's it. I have written a novel that after revision, became a novelette. i need to rewrite the beginning, at least, and maybe then it will creep back into novel size.
The real thing I need is someone who will read my stuff and tell me what does or does not work. At the same time, that costs, and I am not sure I want to spend the money right now. I could, I think, take classes in creative writing somewhere- I think there's a local college that teaches it- but then again, that's money, and maybe wasted money at that.
I did buy the book with the publishers and magazines that buy stuff. Maybe I should concentrate on writing a full novel or set of short stories for a novel and go from there.
First off, part of what he said was something most of us already knew-it's hard to get published commercially! I have spoken to two people who have managed it. There were several others who published through an internet company, one with real hands on books and other with e-books. The man holding the workshop has published most of his books privately, and from the way he speaks, he has managed to break even on his costs.
Now, right now I don't have a novel. I have ideas for one, but that's it. I have written a novel that after revision, became a novelette. i need to rewrite the beginning, at least, and maybe then it will creep back into novel size.
The real thing I need is someone who will read my stuff and tell me what does or does not work. At the same time, that costs, and I am not sure I want to spend the money right now. I could, I think, take classes in creative writing somewhere- I think there's a local college that teaches it- but then again, that's money, and maybe wasted money at that.
I did buy the book with the publishers and magazines that buy stuff. Maybe I should concentrate on writing a full novel or set of short stories for a novel and go from there.
