Roisin Meaney
Roughly a year, which is totally dictated by my publisher contracts. First draft, which would generally involve about 90,000 words, takes six to eight months, and the rest of the time is taken up with edits, during which the manuscript usually grows a bit, anything up to 120k words. I sometimes feel I'd like a bit more time with a book, but then there's a danger I'd overwork it....hard to know!
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Hi... I've always wanted to be a writer, but it's been years since the last time I wrote, because I HAVE NO IDEAS. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to come up with anything, and I'm every day more discouraged, because I learned that 96% of manuscripts are rejected. With so many people wanting to be writers and those stats, I feel this is pointless, and I want to give up. Any tips on how to deal with this?
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