The old adage among serious writers is to aim for 100 rejections every year.
While I never garnered close to 100 rejections, I've spent my fair share of time on the revision marry-go-round.
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At the start of my career, I wrote for magazine publications. While I published half a dozen romantic short stories, my primary focus was the children and young adult market.
This consisted of historical events/famous people, craft projects/historical cooking and recipes, spooky Halloween stories, etc. Since both sides of my family had a strong oral history and many photos, making history fun was relatively easy for me.
Writing full-length fiction novels requires an almost hermit-like existence. When I was working in the education field, I wrote at night and Saturday afternoons.
So, since I'm now a professional writer/full-time hermit, where is my support system?
I belong to several well-known writers' groups as a virtual member.
I log onto Zoom two mornings each week with half a dozen authors, all with our cameras off and mic on mute.
We log on, say hello and a few words of encouragement, then go into dark mode for 4 hours of dedicated writing time. We check in at the end with a wrap-up of what we worked on, but we also just say goodbye until the next day/next week. It's a no-pressure way to socialize and get some writing done.
The point is that we all need tools and mutual support to keep us motivated and on track.
Not everyone needs this, but I know I do.
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Thank you for stopping by today.
Happy Reading :)
Connie
For my books, website, and more:
https://bookswelove.net/vines-connie/
https://connievines-author.com/ (blog link is here, too)
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/vinesbwl
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Interesting kind of support group. I'm one of those people if I don't write every day, I get mean and nasty so I do what Imust to keep myself pleasant. Wishing you and your support group much good writing
ReplyDeleteI never warmed up to zoom. I belonged to many in person critique groups over the years, with sometimes as many as eight people. Nowadays I only have one critique partner. We are both multi-published and experienced authors, so we only meet every other week, exchange chapters, and critique each other's work in depth. This is working well for us. Thanks for sharing your experience.
ReplyDeleteI find support groups for authors is incredibly uplifting. I belong to a couple in my area and their support and insights give me the push to 'keep writing.'
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea--the zoom meeting! I will have to look for one of these myself. Thanks for sharing.
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