Here's the scoop. I started writing a story and it was my pride and joy. I had faith that it would be my ticket into becoming an author. It would be the magical story to take me to a publisher and a contract deal. Now I have writers block. Any suggestions?.....
I was sitting in the old rusty pick-up patiently waiting. Well, about as patiently as humanly possible given the elements. With every breath I took, not only did I see the warm air turn to frost, but I could feel the warmth on my lips...
. How will I know when they are coming? How will I hear them? What if I fall asleep and miss them? What if I am not awake to turn the headlights on and they miss me? What if the headlights are buried by then? What if the lights are buried with snow now? Will they know to stop and check? Can the pick-up even be seen from the road? ...
There it was. This was definitely a vehicle. Thank God I stayed awake. Thank God I saved the battery. All I had to do was wait just a little longer. Someone would come soon. Someone knew I was here.
2007-02-23 15:52:22 · 5 answers · asked by jess l 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Take a break from your work. As often as you can. Writing 24-7 will just burn you out faster than a warp core breach on a Federation starship.
I can't stress the former enough times. But writers these days rarely listen to my sound advice. :0?
Also...?
You won't get in the door of a publisher this way. (From what you've written.)
I'm not saying it's poorly written or badly edited. The truth of the matter is that very few new writers are being taken these days--seeing that 80% of the publishers now require agent representation.
You'll have to go through THEM first in order to get published. And that in itself is a chore and a half.
You may THINK that you have a perfect story for the industry, but prepare for MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT: The agents won't agree with you.
Rejection is just the agents way of weeding out all the bad apples. Don't take it personally. But if you're in this for the contract and nothing else, then you'd better be prepared to write how they want you to write, and WHAT to write--in order to get your foot in the door.
If this book represents what YOU write (from a personal standpoint), then you won't get accepted--no matter what you do to the storyline.
I'm not saying this to be mean. I'm saying this as a person who's been around the publishing industry block more than once. And I know how they operate and how they think.
But I am no expert.
2007-02-23 21:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The car that stopped was not my friends............... no, it was the enemy, looking for gas, for sex, for blood. What to do now?
You need to read Dan Brown a bit and see how he makes every story line a lead into the next one. He does not entertain happy peaceful moments. Every event is dramatic, and leads on to further impossible situations.
Oh, and don't forget to come in out of the snow. Also you must remember to keep a short story short.
2007-02-24 00:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by onebeeswax 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like it. Infortunatly my English is not very good and I can't help much... Are you writing for fun or you need the story? It's realy good but don't show it all like that in internet because someone might get your idea. But in Yahoo is safe...
2007-02-24 05:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Jerey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long about now a snow plow comes by and covers the truck in snow, not having seen it
2007-02-24 15:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by sunkissed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since this is the third question I've seen from you tonight, I'd have to say you are avoiding writing.
Get off of Yahoo Answers and get busy writing. The only way you're going to get published is if you write, write, write and then revise, revise, revise.
Get busy!
2007-02-24 00:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋