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Tuesday, July 26, 2005It Stunk **Day 2 of "Journey to Publication"**Well, I wrote 50 thousand words that first month (half of a novel). That might sound impressive until you read what I wrote. Yeah. It stunk. Bad. The sad thing was, I didn't know it. I thought it was great. And spent the next six months trying to back my characters out of the corner I'd painted them into that first month. Typed "The End." Still thought it was great. (Groan) So, with visions of some editor running down the hall with my manuscript yelling, "This is it! This is the one!", I started submitting my "masterpiece" to every major publishing house in New York. One-by-one. Tomorrow, I'll share with you some of the responses I received from those pubs.
posted by Deeanne at 12:07 PM
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4 Comments:
This is a riot! You should write a novel based on how you came to write a novel. And you should send a copy of Bride to Judith McNaught and tell her of her tiny part in your eventual success. Seriously! Any chance you'd ever post a segment from that first great (or not so great) work of yours?
12:03 PM
"Any chance you'd ever post a segment from that first great (or not so great) work of yours?"
Ha!! Very funny. I don't think so, Miz Barb. Nice try, though. :-)
12:37 PM
Well, I had to ask! Where was your husband while all of this was going on? I assume he didn't read your 1st novel, or did you try to read any of it to him? Was he supportive, or did he think it was a passing fad for you, or...?
1:08 PM
Mmmmm. Good questions. I will be sure to address them this week in my posts.
4:45 PM
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