Django Wexler
The only really universal advice is that you have to write. It doesn't have to be every day, or a certain amount -- process is personal, and everyone's is different. Whatever lets you actually get words on the page is what works -- experiment to find out. But you have to write and finish projects.
A common failure mode is to get caught up in world-building and planning to try and make everything perfect. Remember that, first of all, you can always edit and revise once you finish. And second of all, most writers go through multiple books before selling one (I certainly did) so the first project that you write is probably not going to be the one that sells. It is *totally okay and normal* to write a novel, put it in a trunk, and never touch it again -- the important thing is the writing skill you gain.
A common failure mode is to get caught up in world-building and planning to try and make everything perfect. Remember that, first of all, you can always edit and revise once you finish. And second of all, most writers go through multiple books before selling one (I certainly did) so the first project that you write is probably not going to be the one that sells. It is *totally okay and normal* to write a novel, put it in a trunk, and never touch it again -- the important thing is the writing skill you gain.
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I absolutely adore this series. I saw in a comment Django Wexler replied to that there will be 5 books in The Forbidden Library series. But in this book it says that it is the last one. Will there be a 5th addition to the series? If not, then, if you're reading this, please consider adding another addition.
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Feb 19, 2021 11:29AM