Good Ole #11
In my last post, I wrote about grappling with an unreasonable expectation that I'd launch my companion novel in serialized form on Kindle Vella this month. My love-hate relationship with deadlines dates back to my early days writing short stories before venturing into the world of novels & screenplays.
After a brief stint exploring the traditional route of getting some of my work out into the world by querying literary agents & publishing houses without much luck, the outlook became crystal clear—ain't no damn way that's happening.
Hence my foray into the world of self-publishing. I realize plenty of people still look down their noses at independent authors no matter what we may do collectively, but in all honesty, my freedom is worth far more than any scorn an ill-informed observer can muster.
Bottom line is I'm perfectly happy setting my own damn unreasonable deadlines, thank you very much. And here's the best part—I can change any of mine without explanation, hand-wringing, or lame excuses about stressors in my personal life, yada yada. I just nod knowingly as I grab that digital calendar of mine to move dates around as I see fit. (Gotta love that part, right?)
I plan to keep that same attitude as I finish my pesky Author's/Author Note. I should say Notes since I realized yesterday that when it's all said & done, I'll have six variations. Let's see, one for my updated ebook version of Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown, one for the paperback, one for the ebook after the companion novel's first four episodes launch on Kindle Vella in February 2024, another when . . .
Notice that date I dropped in the last sentence? That's good ole #11 on the deadline self-needling list: casually mention a deadline as if it goes without saying.
Which reminds me, I have a little trick to nudge myself along whenever I'm neck-deep in the mire of some fairly unpleasant writing task, say polishing an Author's Note since it requires jostling my way past that uneasy feeling about breaking the fourth wall. I'm putting all my "fun" writing except posts on hold—yeah, I know that might seem weird since at this point that means copyediting—till I get to an acceptable point with the Author's Note.
Here's hoping that process takes up only a few more of my coveted writing sessions.
Keep you posted.
Drew
Drew Faraday
Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown
After a brief stint exploring the traditional route of getting some of my work out into the world by querying literary agents & publishing houses without much luck, the outlook became crystal clear—ain't no damn way that's happening.
Hence my foray into the world of self-publishing. I realize plenty of people still look down their noses at independent authors no matter what we may do collectively, but in all honesty, my freedom is worth far more than any scorn an ill-informed observer can muster.
Bottom line is I'm perfectly happy setting my own damn unreasonable deadlines, thank you very much. And here's the best part—I can change any of mine without explanation, hand-wringing, or lame excuses about stressors in my personal life, yada yada. I just nod knowingly as I grab that digital calendar of mine to move dates around as I see fit. (Gotta love that part, right?)
I plan to keep that same attitude as I finish my pesky Author's/Author Note. I should say Notes since I realized yesterday that when it's all said & done, I'll have six variations. Let's see, one for my updated ebook version of Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown, one for the paperback, one for the ebook after the companion novel's first four episodes launch on Kindle Vella in February 2024, another when . . .
Notice that date I dropped in the last sentence? That's good ole #11 on the deadline self-needling list: casually mention a deadline as if it goes without saying.
Which reminds me, I have a little trick to nudge myself along whenever I'm neck-deep in the mire of some fairly unpleasant writing task, say polishing an Author's Note since it requires jostling my way past that uneasy feeling about breaking the fourth wall. I'm putting all my "fun" writing except posts on hold—yeah, I know that might seem weird since at this point that means copyediting—till I get to an acceptable point with the Author's Note.
Here's hoping that process takes up only a few more of my coveted writing sessions.
Keep you posted.
Drew
Drew Faraday
Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown
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