I'm busy working on a sequel to A Bitch Named Karma. I'd always had the idea floating around....but there was no way I was writing even one word until I sold the first book. Didn't wanna jinx it or anything.
So once the publishing dream became reality, of course I wondered if I should write the sequel. Do people like sequels? Do publishers like sequels?? I asked my editor the question and it was a resounding "YES!" So I started it.
The original goal was to finish it by the end of 2010. (But I didn't seriously even start it `til a couple weeks ago.) I think that's a reachable goal. My daily word count goal is 1000. I usually can write a couple hundred more than that, but that's all I can realistically manage with two kids. That will have me finishing the book around the end of September or so. I think that's decent. We're leaving November 30th for a 9 day trip. I should have all of October and November to edit. Not sure if that will be enough, but it should be pretty good. After going through the editing process with my editor for one book already, I can tell that my writing is much stronger. So, hopefully that means my first draft will be better than my first drafts have been in the past!
So anyway, I think I may take a break the first week of August. I am desperately wanting to get some scrapbooking done. If my total word count is 40,000 by the end of July, I will take a vacation! (I'm at 12,000 right now). Today is the 6th...I have 26 days....so I'll need to do more than 1000 a day...but I think I can do it.
Do you set word count goals and reward yourself when you make them???
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
I do sometimes...I need to more! I wrote two books in my middle grade series and, once I got an agent, started on the third one. I asked her about sequels and she said the only reason it is widely advised to write just one or two of the books before a publishing deal on the first one is that the author doesn't need to invest a whole lot of time writing 10 books in a series that may never sell.
ReplyDeleteI set goals, but lately it's been hard to stick to them (even with rewards). Gotta whip my butt into shape.
ReplyDelete