Fiction Writer's Thread

[BookTenTiger]

I just got an email that my latest story will be published online on July 8!

 

[Reynard]

I just got an email that my latest story will be published online on July 8!

Congratulations!

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

I write very badly....does that count?

 

[Autumnal]

It does. Because writing comes before writing with any kind of adverb or adjective.

 

[TheHand]

I once dreamed of writing novels ever since my Grandmother gifted me with a manual typewriter as a kid. Don’t know how many I’be done, but my best ones were in the sci-fi and modern paranormal genres. I tried twice to get published, once with someone with contacts helping me, but neither went anywhere. Maybe when I retire I’ll try again or see about self publishing for the heck of it.

Now I just do it for fun when I have the time and itch. I even recorded one as an audio book to share with friends who preferred listening over reading. It took me about 2 years to record it!

Mad respect to those of you who stuck it out long enough (or were good enough or lucky enough) to be published! But I also respect the time, effort, and commitment it takes to write anything novel length even if it’s just for your own enjoyment and sense of accomplishment.

 

[trappedslider]

I should be working on fixing my novella but..AuADHD says no >_<

 

[Reynard]

It does. Because writing comes before writing with any kind of adverb or adjective.

Writers write. And by extension, if you write, you are a writer. It is not an exclusive club.
Go write.

 

[Autumnal]

I should be working on fixing my novella but..AuADHD says no >_<

You’re really, really not alone with that. It’s not actually required to be neurodivergent as a writer, but it’s very, very common among my friends and acquaintances in the biz. I see two recurring pieces of advice for living with those times when the brain is acting like so much mass of Pop Rocks:

1. Having put in a good effort, don’t do anything impulsive like deleting it in a moment of depression. Take some time to read, listen to music, watch a show, or otherwise nourish your mental trove of ideas and sensations.

2. If it feels like your brain wants to write (or edit), but that particular work isn’t working, work on something else. This is how a lot of short stories get started. Working in a side thing you just poke at once is fine. So is starting something you’d like to continue. The point is to just get out of the current rut.

 

[trappedslider]

You’re really, really not alone with that. It’s not actually required to be neurodivergent as a writer, but it’s very, very common among my friends and acquaintances in the biz. I see two recurring pieces of advice for living with those times when the brain is acting like so much mass of Pop Rocks:

1. Having put in a good effort, don’t do anything impulsive like deleting it in a moment of depression. Take some time to read, listen to music, watch a show, or otherwise nourish your mental trove of ideas and sensations.

2. If it feels like your brain wants to write (or edit), but that particular work isn’t working, work on something else. This is how a lot of short stories get started. Working in a side thing you just poke at once is fine. So is starting something you’d like to continue. The point is to just get out of the current rut.

my attention is currently focused on doing anything other than the novella but my mind is for some reason is also considering what changes may look like and how to go about those changes lol

 

[Reynard]

I think the greatest benefit of the modern market is that it really embraces the idea that a story or novel or whatever can be exactly as long as it needs to be. In digital distribution, there is no "novels are 80K-100K" words long problem.