Comments on: How long does it take to write a novel? http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tevans http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Tevans Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:46:52 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=152#comment-1147 I just finished the first draft of my novel and It sucks with a capital S. the story is there but the writing in terrible. I hope after I revise it a few times and let others read it that it will be good enough to send out to some agents. Oh yeah i just remembered a question i wanted to ask, didnt you just recently get an angent? How did you sell your books without one? I thought publishers wouldnt except the book unless it was sent to them by an agent. I just finished the first draft of my novel and It sucks with a capital S. the story is there but the writing in terrible. I hope after I revise it a few times and let others read it that it will be good enough to send out to some agents. Oh yeah i just remembered a question i wanted to ask, didnt you just recently get an angent? How did you sell your books without one? I thought publishers wouldnt except the book unless it was sent to them by an agent.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Justine Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:34:32 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=152#comment-1006 You know who: Actually, I <i>don't</i> know who. Liza: So pleased to be helpful. One of the things I didn't expect to happen once I got published was for my writing to get <i>so</i> much better. It's remarkable what really good editing can do for you. One of the biggest delusions many wannabe writers have (and I know cause I used to suffer from it big time) is that first drafts are the test of how good you are and that only crap writers need to rewrite. Just the opposite is true. I didn't make my first pro sale until I was 35. A fan: Only cause you asked such a good question. You know who: Actually, I don’t know who.

Liza: So pleased to be helpful. One of the things I didn’t expect to happen once I got published was for my writing to get so much better. It’s remarkable what really good editing can do for you. One of the biggest delusions many wannabe writers have (and I know cause I used to suffer from it big time) is that first drafts are the test of how good you are and that only crap writers need to rewrite. Just the opposite is true.

I didn’t make my first pro sale until I was 35.

A fan: Only cause you asked such a good question.

]]> By: a fan http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 a fan Fri, 09 Sep 2005 01:06:37 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=152#comment-1004 Thank you! Great answer. Thank you! Great answer.

]]> By: Liza http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Liza Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:51:47 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=152#comment-998 This is wonderful. Thank you so much for writing it up; I want to be a writer (and have since I was a child... I'm 32 now) and it's good to know that the first draft is SUPPOSED to suck. And that my attempts at being interesting and subtle which are shot down by my "first readers" (friends, family) are not necessarily indicative of my inability to write. I feel better. Thank you. This is wonderful. Thank you so much for writing it up; I want to be a writer (and have since I was a child… I’m 32 now) and it’s good to know that the first draft is SUPPOSED to suck. And that my attempts at being interesting and subtle which are shot down by my “first readers” (friends, family) are not necessarily indicative of my inability to write. I feel better. Thank you.

]]> By: you know who http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/09/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-996 you know who Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:56:17 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=152#comment-996 The idea of <i>you</i> being too subtle! [Chokes] The idea of you being too subtle! [Chokes]

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