Happy Writemas!
Here's another question:
How many unpublished and half-finished manuscripts do you have?
Oh! *hides the overflowing closet by trying to shut the door*
Umm...this is like a dirty, little author secret. I am not sure I have the clearance to share this with you. But here goes.
Honestly, I have so many unfinished works. Just my poetry alone has many. With poetry in particular, I have the habit of piecing together some lines without the ability to finish the piece right then. Those words come with such clarity it shocks me. So I record them if I am able to since it mostly happens when I drive. Then, I come back to it.
I do the same with ideas for books that arise. I write down the premise and maybe ideas for scenes/chapters and file it in a folder for ideas. Sometimes the story is so potent in my brain that I am able to create a full outline of where I want the story to go. In those cases, I create a whole new file under the genre and start adding the material to it. For a later date of course.
Now, I feel I need to say this. 2018 better watch out. I have big plans to reduce some of these "unpublished" manuscripts.
Here's another question:
How many unpublished and half-finished manuscripts do you have?
Oh! *hides the overflowing closet by trying to shut the door*
Umm...this is like a dirty, little author secret. I am not sure I have the clearance to share this with you. But here goes.
Honestly, I have so many unfinished works. Just my poetry alone has many. With poetry in particular, I have the habit of piecing together some lines without the ability to finish the piece right then. Those words come with such clarity it shocks me. So I record them if I am able to since it mostly happens when I drive. Then, I come back to it.
I do the same with ideas for books that arise. I write down the premise and maybe ideas for scenes/chapters and file it in a folder for ideas. Sometimes the story is so potent in my brain that I am able to create a full outline of where I want the story to go. In those cases, I create a whole new file under the genre and start adding the material to it. For a later date of course.
Now, I feel I need to say this. 2018 better watch out. I have big plans to reduce some of these "unpublished" manuscripts.
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