Let’s Get Published is community of writers, and we’d love to get a conversation going. That’s why we’ll be posting a Writers Share every now and then to keep a pulse on the writers working their wordly magic all over the world.
Today we want to know about what you’re working on right now.
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1. What have you written?
2. What are you working on right now?
3. What do you plan to do with your current work-in-progress?
4. Where are you feeling good about your path to becoming a successful writer?
5. What are you struggling with?
As for me, I’m in the middle of Richard Thomas’s Contemporary Dark Fiction Class. Since the beginning of September, I have finished 8 short pieces of fiction, two 3,500-word short stories, and 2 essays analyzing books we read for the class. I have crammed more short fiction writing in the last two months than I can believe.
Yes, my brain hurts, but I’ve realized that I can make things happen even when I’m pressed for time and feeling uninspired.
I also feel empowered. I used to wonder why my work is not getting accepted. Rejection letters rarely come with an in-depth report about what’s not working in a manuscript. It’s a writer’s job to know that themselves. This class is teaching me the secret language of good writing (there is a language under the language).
Of course, now I want to take down everything I’ve ever written and rewrite it.
Ah, the writer’s life!
I’ve written “His Name Was Zach”, my debut novel, followed by a short story prequel “Abby: Alone”! And now I’m working on the rest of the series, with “Her Name Was Abby” almost complete and a third, untitled-for-now work just begun.
I’m trying to get my books picked up by a publisher, but I’m happy to self-publish.
Depends on how you define “successful”. Will I make money? Probably not. But I believe I tell a darn good story!
Honestly, not much. I’ve had this story in my head for 8 years so it’s chugging along fairly well!
Congratulations on your series-in-progress, Peter! Being a successful author means something different for everyone. Some dream of fancy cars and big houses. Others just want a quiet cabin in the woods. As long as you’re enjoying the journey, I think it’s all worth it. Best wishes on getting a publisher!