Just Write - Stop Dreaming & Start Doing

[lilypil21]

I'm afraid to show people what I write. But I'm working on it. I have my total first book done

[darkvampwriter]

i plan to write out 10 short paranormal erotic stories this summer for amazon I hope this works. I use to write for free for an erotic website and people loved it.... now I want to get paid and published for sexy writing.

[Bexdastar]

Thank you this really helped me, I'm smiling again...going for walk and then starting once again! By the way you look like your 18 not 40 xx

[princessmarthajandio]

You look great for someone your age. Thank you for your advice.

[baronhausenpheffer]

Very well-said! I'm closing in on finishing my first novel, and you're so dead-on about fear (of defeat, bad quality, etc.) being the cause of so many writing difficulties, and a "just do it" attitude being the solution.

[avionikmusik]

Wonderful!!!

[gamesethcrazy]

great tips, I've definitely used these methods before :)

[faerywitchful1]

Great post, I'm 18 and just today have put everything down to start and complete my novel! Thanks!

[NoVAPunkLover]

I've been writing since i was 9, and now i'm 12. I'm working on my 2nd major novel, page 672. 3 years of 2 books :P

[StarWoors]

Some of us are just LATE BLOOMERS.

[Odzerful]

@StarWoors Indeed we are and if you have noticed, that, most writers state that they have "always" wanted to become a writer since a wee age. I have not heard any writer say that he or she is a late bloomer or have received the calling for writing late in life.I become simply amazed when they say that coz' at a wee age, I didn't even know what writing was all about. I was merely scribbling through my years in school and high school. I am a late bloomer and I am proud to say so : )

[StarWoors]

@Odzerful

Look up "Late Bloomers" in Wikipedia. There's an excellent article on the subject! Very, very encouraging! :)

[Odzerful]

@StarWoors thanks!

[roomvid09]

hi, i'm 33 from ireland and i've been procrastinating writing a novel for long enough! i'm just gonna get on with it because its something i'll always wonder about until i do it! i've started and stopped a million times over the last few years, but damn it i'm sticking with it this time! thanks for yur advice!

[ScarsonFilms]

@roomvid09 so cool! I just came to the exact same conclusion!!! I've wanted to write my novel for three years now, and I am finally taking the plunge! God Bless you on your writing :)

[iMayEatYourPeople]

inspiring.

[ccipollini1984]

Your advice is greatly appreciated from this aspiring writer.

[whotaughtyou]

STOP DREAMING START DOING WRONG

[silentwriterofpa]

What program are you using to write your novel on. I think it would be great to be able to see the previous page and the page you are working on in the same frame as is seen in your video. I am a silent dreamer. I've been silently dreaming of writing a book since I was a child. I'm always telling myself, it stop dreaming and just do! I started a novel in '03 and actually wrote 3000 Words. I am not getting any younger-how do I pickup the pen/keyboard & get going again?

[wrouillie]

Biggest condition, worse than depression and low self -esteem that prevents writers from achieving their goals: Lack of butt to chair.

Thank you.

[idram7]

Do you work on more then one book at a time? If so, is it kind of like, painting with oil paint? For example, you start on one painting of a while.. While the paint is drying.. Go on to the next one and work on it for a bit.. Let the paint dry.. Go to the next one… and then back and work on the first on again?

[AdventuresInBedlam]

@idram7 Right now I'm only working on one--that seems enough! But eventually I'll probably have two projects going at once.

[MultiSmartass1]

@AdventuresInBedlam Sorry to be critical but I have been a writer for 15 years and you dont offer much here except emotional/touchy feely stuff here.

As a working writer for more than a decade, I can tell you what holds people back solely isnt psychological but practical-"How do I get published?"

How do I write wel enough to get atention/work? How do i get published? How can I make money?

That's what people need to know in this day and age.

My best on your novel.

[AdventuresInBedlam]

@MultiSmartass1: I can't argue with you there, except to say if you've not written the novel in the first place, there's nothing to publish.

[MultiSmartass1]

@AdventuresInBedlam Even if one has written a novel or book, chances are it wont be published.

People are better off not writing books anyway if they want to be writers.

[StarWoors]

@MultiSmartass1

Nowadays "SELF-PUBLISHING" is the better option. Don't waste your time or resources trying the traditional route. Besidea, Amazon has a new program out for people who want to self publish. Also check our Dan Poynter. Excellent books and he has some vids on YT. :)

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Self-publishing strikes me as more of an option for people who are essentially not real writers but business people who have delusions of semi-literary grandeur.

A real writer writes largely to get paid not pay someone to publish their work.

I have been a writer and freelancer for 17 years now and I have been paid for my work.

I dont doubt that self-publishing can work but only if you have a guaranteed audience that will pay for your work. Outside of that, its a crapshoot.

[StarWoors]

@MultiSmartass1

You have the right to you own OPINION but I STRONGLY dissagree with this. Some of the most successful books started off as being "self-published" titles before they were eventually bought by large corporate publishers. I will tell anyone, if you have what it takes AVOID the TRADITIONAL route and self-publish because the time it takes to get an agent, the small raoyalties, and the lack of promotion generally offered by large publishers just don't make it worth your time.

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Its simply not opinion but cold, hard business fact-self publishing is a risky venture.

To self-publish, you have to pay a service to do the actual printing. More than likely, they will cost you an arm and leg to publish and mark up their services. Then you have to market and advertise your book and sell it yourself. If you are lucky, you may get back more than half of what you spent. This is no better than opening up a hot dog stand-at least that might make money.

[StarWoors]

@MultiSmartass1 It is an OPINION. Look I don't have to be right not do I have an AXE to grind. But I am a person who is in the process of self-publishing more than one book and the is the NEW way that more and more authors are choosing to take. Unlike the traditional route you're endorsing when you self-publish you have more CREATIVE CONTROL, even when you are published by a major publisher you still have to advertise your own books if you want them to sell because the powers that be don't it.

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Depends on the writer.

Some writers will get publicity and others wont. That's always been the case and that's the business.

Frankly, it sounds like a better deal to have to promote and market your own books with a big publisher than the self-published route.

You have a say in how it will be promoted if you do it yourself and you have a big publisher who can get the book into stores and distribute them whereas SP means doing everything with little to no help.

Some choice.

[StarWoors]

@MultiSmartass1 As far as printing costs are conserned you have as many options available to you as you do when you go out to buy a car. Soft cover, hard cover, audio, e-books, print on demand, etc. Most importantly, you get rid of all the expensive, fickle, time consuming, and aggravating middle men who could potentially prevent your book from ever seeing the light of day. As I said before, some of the most highly successful books started out as self-published works.

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Buying a car costs money as does self-publishing a book.

Again, this comes down to professional vs amateur.

Professional writers write and get paid.

Amateur writers pay to have what they have written published.

If people want to feel like they are real writers, let them self-publish.

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Self-publishing isnt new. The term is new but paying to have your work published has been a reality since the 19th Century at least when they were known as vanity presses.

I speak from a professional and not a amateur background which is what self-publishing is for-Amateurs.

When it comes to the writing professions, the internet and other technologies have ushered in waves of amateurs who dont know what they are doing but have the platform now to do it much more effectively.

[StarWoors]

@MultiSmartass1 This is more about your need to be right than anything else. What do you think the majority of the stuff being pushed out by the big corporate publishers are anyway? GARBAGE! The Celestine Profecy was a self-published title before it was bought. Not all self-publishing options are VANITY PRESSES which generally rip authors off. If you have what it takes and do your homework you can do much better than the average author under traditional circumstances. You keep all the proceeds.

[MultiSmartass1]

@StarWoors Interesting that you use The Celestine Prophecy, a piece of shit book, as your example of self publsihing success. Talk about garbage.

Also, interesting that you see this as an issue of my "need to be right."

I dont need to be right just accurate and true and what I have posted is absolutely that.

If people wish to self-publish, they certainly can-Iam not stopping them.

Do I think its a sound way to make a living as a writer? No.

Then again, writing books isnt either.

[faerywitchful1]

@MultiSmartass1 What a smartass. : )

[MultiSmartass1]

@faerywitchful1 Stating the obvious.LOL.

[ForeignBelle14]

This is awesome advice! I'm going to go write right now! Thank you!

^_^

[carrie123ism]

wow holly how true everything u said , u are great keep up the great work love to chat to u carrie xx