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Writing Stuff
Aug. 10th, 2009 03:49 pmWriting. ::sigh::
So, I've got one or two (knowing me, two) chapters left in A Lot to Live Up To. As much as I've enjoyed writing it, I'm ready to be done that fic. Do you realize it is already over 100K words? ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. And I started it back in May, I think.
Part of the reason I'm excited to get it done is my Big Bang, which is a minimum of 20K words. (I've already cleared 6K.) But part of it too is I want to get some of these big bunnies (monster rabbits) done so I can go back to original fic again. I fully intend to do NaNoWriMo again this year, and continue work on my fantasy novel. I've gotten held up on a plot thread.
( More about writing under the cut )
But anyway, yeah. So I've been thinking about that. But I have to admit, it would be nice to earn money with my writing. Not even a lot- just something. To feel like I'm making a contribution, even if it doesn't feel like I'm doing something important. So I was working on a fic today, and one of the characters is reading a bodice-ripper novel. I don't often read bodice-rippers, so I went over to Harlequin's home page to get ideas for a title. And I found their writing guidelines.
I've never seriously considered writing romance novels before. But when I saw 55-60K words, I was like, "dude, I can do that in my sleep." (Well, not in my sleep, but you know what I mean.)
Of course, that would actually mean picking up some romance novels and reading them, just to get ideas of what they're looking for. But it seems like publishing romance novels is a little more accessible, and while it might not be what I REALLY want to write and publish, getting anything out in print would be good for the resume, right? (Although if I want to teach, I suspect I'd better write romances under a pen name ;) )
Anyone ever gone this route, or considered it? I think I've heard that it's easier to get published if you do your time with a joint like this, but I can't remember.
If nothing else, it would be something I could write that my mother would actually read.
So, I've got one or two (knowing me, two) chapters left in A Lot to Live Up To. As much as I've enjoyed writing it, I'm ready to be done that fic. Do you realize it is already over 100K words? ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. And I started it back in May, I think.
Part of the reason I'm excited to get it done is my Big Bang, which is a minimum of 20K words. (I've already cleared 6K.) But part of it too is I want to get some of these big bunnies (monster rabbits) done so I can go back to original fic again. I fully intend to do NaNoWriMo again this year, and continue work on my fantasy novel. I've gotten held up on a plot thread.
( More about writing under the cut )
But anyway, yeah. So I've been thinking about that. But I have to admit, it would be nice to earn money with my writing. Not even a lot- just something. To feel like I'm making a contribution, even if it doesn't feel like I'm doing something important. So I was working on a fic today, and one of the characters is reading a bodice-ripper novel. I don't often read bodice-rippers, so I went over to Harlequin's home page to get ideas for a title. And I found their writing guidelines.
I've never seriously considered writing romance novels before. But when I saw 55-60K words, I was like, "dude, I can do that in my sleep." (Well, not in my sleep, but you know what I mean.)
Of course, that would actually mean picking up some romance novels and reading them, just to get ideas of what they're looking for. But it seems like publishing romance novels is a little more accessible, and while it might not be what I REALLY want to write and publish, getting anything out in print would be good for the resume, right? (Although if I want to teach, I suspect I'd better write romances under a pen name ;) )
Anyone ever gone this route, or considered it? I think I've heard that it's easier to get published if you do your time with a joint like this, but I can't remember.
If nothing else, it would be something I could write that my mother would actually read.
