James Van Pelt
Right now I'm nine weeks into a write-a-story-a-week challenge to myself. This comes from both Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein who suggested it as a good strategy for a beginning writer. Bradbury said, "it's impossible to write 52 bad stories in a row," which I thought was pretty funny.
I'm not a beginner. I've been selling fiction since 1990, but I've recently retired, and I can do whatever I want. What I want is to get better. Giving myself challenges is a good way to do this, I figure. Besides, it's fun.
And it IS fun. I like this quicker pace. I like the idea that I'll be doing something new next week. I like that I'll finish something this week.
Other than that, I have a YA novel coming out in August, PANDORA'S GUN. If the book does even moderately, I'll be working on the sequel.
I'm not a beginner. I've been selling fiction since 1990, but I've recently retired, and I can do whatever I want. What I want is to get better. Giving myself challenges is a good way to do this, I figure. Besides, it's fun.
And it IS fun. I like this quicker pace. I like the idea that I'll be doing something new next week. I like that I'll finish something this week.
Other than that, I have a YA novel coming out in August, PANDORA'S GUN. If the book does even moderately, I'll be working on the sequel.
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Hi James, saw the free giveaway thingy about Pandora's Gun, so I'm hoping to register with you that can I be in the mix when you pull name out of the hat. I'll give it a read and stuff and even do some pro mo on my page (for what good that is worth) And you have a story in y upcoming antho which I hope will also promote you more? Where there are writers there is hope
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