Authoring & Playwriting

Hey, my fellow authors (and maybe audiobook producers?) - I have a query...

Okay, so this audiobook popped up as a suggestion while I was on YouTube. Clicked it, thought 'huh... okay. But WHY YouTube?'

1) There aren't a lot of sub...

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As we enter November, I'm thinking a lot about the progress of the writing goals I set for this year. I had 2 major goals that I went into 2023 strongly believing I could achieve. The first was to finalize the fantasy trilogy I've been working on for the last 4 years. And the second was to finish Xt...

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Today I finished editing the third draft of the third book of the fantasy trilogy. Now, I just have to finish the formatting and the whole trilogy will be ready to query. I know I can have this completed before the end of the year. So that's 1 basically in the bag.

As for Xtreme Saga Book 1, sadly, I don't think it's gonna happen. I am extremely close to finishing the book. Based on the progress of writing it since I first started it last year, I'm almost certain I'll end the year 2 - 3 chapters shy of being finished with it. That's not bad at all, and I know I'll have it finished by the end of February. But I did really want to finish it this year. I managed to write 2.5 chapters in the last 2 weeks, when usually I don't get more than 2 chapters finished in a month. But it's also important not to rush the process. Getting it done just to get it done leads to lower quality work. As I'm not behind on the contract deadline for the novel by any means, finishing it this year is at most a vanity accomplishment rather than a required achievement.

What were/are your writing goals for this year, and what steps are you taking in these last 2 months to see them completed?

Also, you can now read Xtreme Saga chapter 6. We just published it this week. https://saga.xpg.com/novel.html

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Pidge Jobst

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I am published on Amazon. It used to be that getting a book out to a readership meant a mandatory finding of a publishing company via submissions, proposals, rejection letters, etc. similar to the ard...

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Francisco Castro

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- Maurice Vaughan
7 months ago

Thank you, Pidge Jobst!!!

Kenneth Adrian Ellis

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I used a literary agency to connect with my Publisher of fifteen (15) years ongoing. (i.e. COVER. LAYOUT. DESIGN. EDITING. That provide experience for readers that publishers are commonly known for)....

Thank you, Kenneth Adrian Ellis!!!

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- Matthew Parvin
7 months ago

You're welcome Francisco!

Maurice Vaughan

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- Ashley Renee Smith
7 months ago

Thanks for sharing, Ashley Renee Smith. Looking forward to these AMAs!

Kelly Ann Parker

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- Maurice Vaughan
7 months ago

What an awesome topic to discuss!

Terrence Sellers

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- Matthew Parvin
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Having done no research on the subject past reading your post, I'd have to guess that either they don't rely on audio book revenue or they have so many published audio books that they are happy to giv...

Jonathan Jordan

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- Karen "Kay" Ross
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2 main reasons I can think of...tons of traffic on YouTube given people use it as a search engine, so it's good for lead generation. Some people won't subscribe to a service like Audible, but they'll...

7 months ago

Bragging type rights; a proactive non stagnant move. It can lead to a "push" of taking more resourceable steps.

Joseph Follansbee

Sorry I missed the fun! My favorites are Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and I'm currently reading a collection of Frederick Nebel's stories.

Marcel Nault Jr.

Wow, am I late for this!!! I didn't realize it was a day to be celebrated.

My favorites are non-fictional ones mostly, but as far as literature goes: Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, Bernard Werber, Albert...

Ashley Renee Smith

Leonardo Ramirez, I HIGHLY recommend The Poppy War series. I think you would REALLY like it. It's one of my favorite things I've read in the last few years.

Leonardo Ramirez

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7 months ago

Awesome, Ashley Renee Smith - I’ll check it out!

Geoff Hall

I didn’t know there was a special day for people like me. Thanks for sharing.

Debbie Croysdale

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8 months ago

@Roberta’s questions. Screenplay to novel for me is a luxury EG able to jump from character to character’s head writing their innermost thoughts together with plot points in a few sentences. However t...

Sam Rivera

I understand this, I would go from reading a script then back to a book and both formats can be so different Roberta M Roy

Pamela Jaye Smith

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Indeed they are Samantha. And Roberta, thanks for your observations. They can be really helpful for doing Adaptations in either directions.

I've done both -- wrote a 400 page novel from a 125 screenpl...

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There is certainly a plethora of differences!

Roberta M Roy

Been working on writing my screen play "The Morning After the Morning After" as a novel. As the play is only 85 pages long, just determined it is more likely to be an novella, similar to "The Stranger...

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