Ask the Author: N.G. Nelson
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N.G. Nelson
I wish I could take credit for it. I actually went into the future and stole it from myself. …or is that Bill & Ted?
But no - the first book and the plot for the second book just happened. I sat down and wrote the whole thing out on paper in pen - and worked on it on my PC from there.
But no - the first book and the plot for the second book just happened. I sat down and wrote the whole thing out on paper in pen - and worked on it on my PC from there.
N.G. Nelson
I've made my first book, CHANGE free on Amazon - so that's given me a lot of admin to do. CHANGE - RESTORATION, the second book is out and available on Amazon, so please take a look. And I'm currently working on the third book of the CHANGE Odyssey - so watch this space.
N.G. Nelson
You get to create the kind of novel you would like to read.
N.G. Nelson
Luckily that hasn't happened too often. But if it does I just walk away sooner rather than later - and give my head the time it needs to work the problem out.
N.G. Nelson
If I could travel to any fictional book world - it would be "Fillory". I think "The Magicians" written by Lev Grossman is excellent. And I've also just finished watching the series. If I was a High King - Fillory would definitely be the best place to party - until... Well you know something crazy is bound to happen there if you stay too long.
N.G. Nelson
First I would join a free critiquing site: https://www.critiquecircle.com & https://www.scribophile.com are good to get feedback and tips from other authors on your work.
When you're getting good feedback on the chapters you post - send your finished Novel off to a professional company for a professional critique. I jumped up and down and was very angry after I got my first professional critique - but then I sat down, absorbed what they were telling me and made the changes I needed to. I then re-submitted it for another critique and things improved from there.
When you've got your novel to stage where you think it's fit to publish - get it copy and line edited by a professional. All this costs - but it's worth it if you believe in your novel. After that you can submit it to an agent/publisher - or you can download the free "Kindle Create" from Amazon and publish your book in KDP/EPUB format to Amazon.
When I published both my books, I sent them off for professional editorial reviews, to find out if they were OK, and that I was vaguely on the right track. There are a lot of bogus review sites out there. I used Copilot to weed out the bogus ones, before sending off my novels for reviews
That's all I know - hope it helps. Keep writing.
When you're getting good feedback on the chapters you post - send your finished Novel off to a professional company for a professional critique. I jumped up and down and was very angry after I got my first professional critique - but then I sat down, absorbed what they were telling me and made the changes I needed to. I then re-submitted it for another critique and things improved from there.
When you've got your novel to stage where you think it's fit to publish - get it copy and line edited by a professional. All this costs - but it's worth it if you believe in your novel. After that you can submit it to an agent/publisher - or you can download the free "Kindle Create" from Amazon and publish your book in KDP/EPUB format to Amazon.
When I published both my books, I sent them off for professional editorial reviews, to find out if they were OK, and that I was vaguely on the right track. There are a lot of bogus review sites out there. I used Copilot to weed out the bogus ones, before sending off my novels for reviews
That's all I know - hope it helps. Keep writing.
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