So I completely forgot to write yesterday! Shame on me! But instead of starting all over again, today will be Day #9 (yesterday was supposed to be Day #9), and I will write two different ways today: this blog and another type (free write, work on my old Script Frenzy script or NaNoWriMo novel, etc.). I know this kind of negates the "Write Every Day" idea, but I can't keep starting over every time I miss one day. I really will try not to miss any more days, though.
So since I've been doing this Write Every Day Challenge (or actually, since I participated in NaNoWriMo last year), I've been feeling like my old self again. I can actually say I'm a writer again. I've always considered myself a writer, but for a long time I hadn't written much of anything, so I felt like a poser when I would call myself a writer. But now I feel like I'm telling the truth. So I started doing this challenge and I even bought myself an issue of Writer's Digest (I know, fancy, right?). [Note: I wanted to make a link to their webpage but every time I try to go to the page, it says "Server Error." I'm not sure if this is an error on my end or their's - my husband would know, but alas, he is not home right now (he's at work - he's the one who makes the money in this family until I find my big story and become a famous novelist ;) )]
Anyway I read the magazine and have been looking at things online and suddenly I feel like I'm a new writer. Like I don't have years of experience writing and a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing. I do have these things, but all this advice on character and plot, tips on getting a literary agent, and terms like "blurb" and "beta reader" have me baffled. I feel so green.
Luckily I have some friends who know way more about this than I do, and NaNo is coming up fast, so I'll have other writers to talk to. I also hope to go to a writer's conference next year.
But until then, I'll just keep on writing, just keep up with my Write Every Day Challenge, and my writing can only get better!
My How to Write Sci-Fi and Fantasy book keeps suggesting to look at the magazines available so I plan on doing that when I go to Hastings with my sister tonight.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I can't wait til the writers conference next year. I need to remember to start putting money aside for that.
I think I'm going to look for that book! Sounds very informative!
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