Things have changed in the world of deadlines. And like much of publishing, the changes are largely because of electronic publishing.
In short, everything has sped up.
Steven Harper Piziks explains how things have changed for him.
You might wonder why I bring this up. I bring this up because when you decide to write a novel, you are very probably deciding to be a professional writer, a novelist. And the "professional" part of that equation means that writing becomes a business.
The time it took you to craft and polish your first selling novel may be--probably will be--the longest time you have to write one.
That's okay. The more you write, the more you learn how to write. I'm not saying it ever gets easy, but I'm saying it gets manageable.
Except when life jumps up and bites you.
But that's a subject for another day.
In short, everything has sped up.
Steven Harper Piziks explains how things have changed for him.
You might wonder why I bring this up. I bring this up because when you decide to write a novel, you are very probably deciding to be a professional writer, a novelist. And the "professional" part of that equation means that writing becomes a business.
The time it took you to craft and polish your first selling novel may be--probably will be--the longest time you have to write one.
That's okay. The more you write, the more you learn how to write. I'm not saying it ever gets easy, but I'm saying it gets manageable.
Except when life jumps up and bites you.
But that's a subject for another day.
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