Inside the Mind of the Author
Why
do writers put themselves through such torture? We get an idea for a
book and we’re off to the races with it! This is it! I know this one
will be my breakthrough novel. I’ll win every award there is to win.
Movie producers will call me endlessly to option my book and make it
into a screenplay. Move over J. K. Rowling, there’s a new writer in
town.
Yeah,
right. The truth is, unless you’re a genius or have been writing since
you were a child, that’s not going to happen. It takes a lot of time and
effort to transform an idea into a novel. The idea is only the
beginning of the journey.
“For
a commercial airliner to even consider hiring you as a pilot, you’ll
need to have logged approximately 3,000 hours of total flight time,
including at least 1,500 hours in a multi-jet engine, and at least 1,000
hours as pilot in command of a turbine powered aircraft. These are just
the minimum requirements, and anyone that’s ever been up in a single
engine plane will tell you that an hour in the air takes much more
effort (and money) than an hour at the keyboard.” ~ The Write Practice
I
heard recently that writing anything, short-story, screenplay or novel
can be compared to the letter U This made sense to me. You start at the
top of the U with your incredible idea. Guns are blazing and your first
couples of chapters fly off the keyboard. Yeah, this one will be great!
Then, you hit the bottom of the U and you realize you should have done
more planning.
The
bottom of the U is where most beginning writers quit. I did in my novel
COPYRIGHT. I didn’t quit because I ran out of steam, although that
happened to me as well, no I simply wrote myself into a corner and found
a flaw staring right at me. Mocking me, saying stupid woman, when are
you ever going to learn? You can’t be a writer. You have neither the
skills nor the time to follow this through. Give it all up! So I did. I
told everyone I quit and wished them well. My Facebook lit up like
crazy!!!! Everyone demanded me to continue. Take a walk, take a break.
They told me I was smart enough to find a way through.
Now,
I’m on the other side of the U. I can see the light of the end of the
tunnel. I know how it will end, and I owe it all to my friends and
fellow writers. Here is my favorite quote from www.writerswrite.co.za “A
novel usually takes me about two years. A year to research and plan and
dream. Then a year to write.” ~ Rose Tremain. If that’s true, I have a
bit more time and so do you! Keep calling out for your Muse and she
will appear. If you’re really desperate and ready to quit, give me a
shout and I’ll tell my Muse to drop in on you till you’re feeling
better.
Amber
Tyler is living every author’s dream: her books are all best sellers
and she writes full time. She has worked hard and is well-accomplished
in her career, and she has the support and love of her beautiful
children and girlfriend.
But the dream soon turns into a terrible nightmare when her latest manuscript is stolen. She decides to fight for what is rightfully hers, only to find that the harder she tries, the easier it all slips through her fingers, putting her career, her family, and her life in jeopardy.
But the dream soon turns into a terrible nightmare when her latest manuscript is stolen. She decides to fight for what is rightfully hers, only to find that the harder she tries, the easier it all slips through her fingers, putting her career, her family, and her life in jeopardy.
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Genre – Thriller
Rating – PG-13
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