tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post3224843331315454599..comments2023-10-21T07:30:22.394-04:00Comments on A Million Blogging Monkeys: Revise or Cut BaitAlan Orloffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-88652954885643423482009-09-29T14:36:52.569-04:002009-09-29T14:36:52.569-04:00Elizabeth - Good point. Your second book probably ...Elizabeth - Good point. Your second book probably shouldn't be a sequel, just in case the first one never sells.<br /><br />Galen - I haul it out every Halloween and put it on the porch to scare the kids. Trust me, it terrifies them!<br /><br />Patricia - Absolutely. If it's as good as you can make it (without getting crazy about it), keep querying while you write number 2.<br /><br />Elspeth - Yeah, it can be hard to do. But I'm guessing most writers don't sell the first manuscript they complete. I've heard many writers say they've sold the third, fourth, or fifth novel they finished.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-24482867939352411072009-09-29T12:00:00.532-04:002009-09-29T12:00:00.532-04:00Every writer gets better as time goes by. It'...Every writer gets better as time goes by. It's a hard lesson to learn, but a vital one nonetheless. It would be heartbreaking to put away that first novel after all the hours (months, years) one put into it, but it seems to be a fairly common experience.<br /><br />Heavy sigh.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-12915546608545744712009-09-29T11:08:15.569-04:002009-09-29T11:08:15.569-04:00I agree, Jack. But if you stop revising, that does...I agree, Jack. But if you stop revising, that doesn't necessarily mean you need to stop submitting that first piece. Times change, trends come and go, and that first novel might find a market later (even after you've written a couple more books).<br /><br />The Troubleshooter, a novel I wrote with my brother many years ago, made it to audiobook almost 13 years after we wrote our first query. It was a crazy piece of luck that made it happen, but it happened.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-14827581157687801672009-09-29T09:33:57.235-04:002009-09-29T09:33:57.235-04:00Yep, this all makes sense, Alan. Tough to hear ma...Yep, this all makes sense, Alan. Tough to hear maybe, but eminently logical and on-point. THE take away, however, was that you keep a Jack Regan look-a-like under your bed. <br /><br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-4585084059228771822009-09-29T08:11:14.734-04:002009-09-29T08:11:14.734-04:00I completely agree with you. Work on something com...I completely agree with you. Work on something completely different. No one wants a sequel of something when the first book wasn't picked up! Or write the second book as a stand-alone if it IS part of a series. "Dyeing Shame" is a Myrtle Clover book at a now-defunct small press. I wrote "Pretty" as a stand-alone Myrtle Clover and it sold to Midnight Ink.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com