Comments on: Why Do You Want to Be Published?

By: Getting Your Life & Writing Priorities in Order

Getting Your Life & Writing Priorities in Order — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:12:09 +0000

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15 Reader Frustrations to Avoid in Your Novel — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:35:20 +0000

[...] of us, on the other hand, write to be read. We want to be published. To do so, our work will likely pass a number of eyes first: critique groups, beta readers, agents, [...]

By: suzannah

suzannah — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:25:42 +0000

Yes, a few bucks would be nice, but you’re right–it’s the personal satisfaction you get from writing that’s more important. Thanks for the link!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:31:00 +0000

I thing “published” is a little like graduation. Sure, we can self publish and have a book in our hands next week if we want, but there’s something about making it through the system and having people in the business believe in your work. I’m in the process of agent hunting and it’s tough. I made more money fourteen years ago during my first year out of college; I gave up teaching to swing a hammer and write. I recently got a $100 check for an essay, the only money I’ve made from writing, and I keep holding it wondering if this is all worth it. I think I’ll use it for a couple good bottles of bourbon, think it through, and write about it of course.

In the end I think publication is about SHARING, getting the maximum amount of people to read and relate. A few bucks wouldn’t be so bad either! By the way, I’ll link this blog to mine.

Cheers
Ryan
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By: suzannah

suzannah — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:43:39 +0000

Gael,

Great point that being unpublished does not make us any less writers. If you think of writing and publishing like a continuum, we’re simply at a different stage at the moment. Thanks!

By: suzannah

suzannah — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:41:37 +0000

John,

I can imagine that’s a wonderful feeling! I hope to be in the same position one day Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: suzannah

suzannah — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:40:25 +0000

Lydia,

You’re so right. Personal satisfaction is what gets you started, but the desire to be published is what takes your writing from hobby to profession. I have great confidence you’ll make it one day!

By: Gael Lynch

Gael Lynch — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:36:38 +0000

Great post, Suzannah. I often hear the question from others, “So…are you published yet?” Being published or not published makes me no less an artist/an author. But the truth of the matter is I write for an audience, so of course…I’m hungry for publication! Otherwise, I’d be putting it all down in a series of whiny, wordy entries inside that journal of mine. I, like Southpaw, love when the pieces of the puzzle all fit together. It just feels so right. And my thanks to Larry as well for forcing me to qualify myself as an edgy, young adult writer. A little bit of that teenage angst must still reside down in that deep well of mine. But now, I love to make the sparks fly with strong female characters and then ultimately lead the reader to the wonderfully compelling feeling of resolution in the end. And as for work ethic? I’m chasing the clock, with my butt in the chair before and after my day job! It’s a bit of an obsession, I have to admit!
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