Just a little interruption of my usual posts...
Do you remember the post I did a few months ago about entering competitions? Well it paid off! I got Highly Commended, and they didn't even know my age! Getting encouragement like this is invaluable, so I would seriously recommend you go ahead and enter a competition! If you never try, you'll never succeed. So go for it!
Good luck!
Zoe :)
Monday, 30 March 2015
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Talking About Your Writing
Whenever you tell your friends and family you're writing a book, the chances are, they'll be very interested. This can be good, but not necessarily.
My family know basically all there is to know about my book. A few of my writer friends have seen it and know it fairly well, but other than that, most people know the title, if even that.
There's been many a time when I've been talking to my family about my book, and they've had a brainwave that has got me right out of my writers' block, and given me back all my confidence in the book. However, to someone who doesn't know the story anywhere near as well as you do, it can seem very different. It's hard to explain your story from scratch, and even if you can do that, it's hard to sell it. My advice is, if someone gives you specific advice specifically about your story, don't feel as though you have to take it. Think it through first, and decide whether it is really what YOU want and genuinely feel would be best for the story.
Zoe Xxx
My family know basically all there is to know about my book. A few of my writer friends have seen it and know it fairly well, but other than that, most people know the title, if even that.
There's been many a time when I've been talking to my family about my book, and they've had a brainwave that has got me right out of my writers' block, and given me back all my confidence in the book. However, to someone who doesn't know the story anywhere near as well as you do, it can seem very different. It's hard to explain your story from scratch, and even if you can do that, it's hard to sell it. My advice is, if someone gives you specific advice specifically about your story, don't feel as though you have to take it. Think it through first, and decide whether it is really what YOU want and genuinely feel would be best for the story.
Zoe Xxx
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