Let me say this right up front, if it's not a passion of
yours, you need to ask yourself seriously why you are doing it. I'm talking
about writing. The commitment 'tis not for the faint-hearted'!
Just the writing of the book takes enormous effort, but
what happens afterwards is where the most work comes in.
Re-writes - make them your friend, but don't let them
stay over too long. I was on number
eight of Deadly Obsession when I thought to myself - I can re-write and re-write
and re-write and will it ever be perfect? No! There comes a time when you just
have to say 'enough'! Give it your best shot and then get it out there.
When I first published on Amazon, I realised that maybe
some of those re-writes were because I was nervous to put myself up for the
whole world to see. A novel is quite an intimate thing; it's a part of you; it's
a snapshot of what you've been thinking about for a while. It's hugely daunting and I didn't realise
until I was faced with the upload button just how scared I was. But the fear
passes, believe me. Mine has been safely relegated to the recesses of my brain
because all I have time to think about at the moment is marketing Deadly
Obsession and writing my next one!
Gabi
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