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Absolutely not. Nearly every book I read, I am astounded that any human being can write like that. I know I can't, and I can't even imagine that I can.
I'd always wanted to write a book...I had written and been published in a couple of anthologies, and written non-fiction, research articles for magazines and essays for newspapers and my e-zine...but a book? It seemed so overwhelming; daunting.
I'm flirting with writing a sequel (as readers have requested), but not sure yet...the first book took almost two years. I felt like Alice when she fell through the Looking Glass. One becomes very engrossed in writing a novel and it was hard, at times, to return to reality...especially when reality often seemed much harsher than the world I created in my book! I wanted to stay in my little world of Happy Camp. I loved the characters I'd created; they'd become my friends. When the elder wise woman, Sophia, dies, I cried. Strange, yes? After all, It was ME who'd killed her off...!
My advice is to find a supportive writing group and maybe you, too will realize your dream...word by word, chapter by chapter. It's a wonderful feeling, having a book with your name as author.
I teach math at a local university to pay the bills. I do well, so I'm told. In fact, I've been told many times that I should write an algebra textbook in the same style that I teach. Deep down inside, I know this would be helpful to a lot of people because I am somehow able to explain math and algebra to "non-math people" in a way they can understand.
Problem is... I just can't force myself to even start something like that. The irony is that I spend most of my waking hours writing. But I write fiction. I love fiction. I have seven novels published on Amazon and Createspace. I have unpublished written stories lying all around my place and on my hard drive. But I fear I am only able to write "way-out-there" fiction. And math certainly isn't fiction.
Will it be a GOOD book? Well, that's a different question entirely.
I'll bet that you could write a VERY good book! Your posts are always interesting (and well-written).
I'm currently writing a book. I am a professional writer, and I've written for newspapers and I write two blogs. I'll probably try to publish directly to Kindle, however, since I want to be in control of my writing. I just can't see myself spending years trying to get an agent interested in my book so that it can be submitted to publishers.
I teach math at a local university to pay the bills. I do well, so I'm told. In fact, I've been told many times that I should write an algebra textbook in the same style that I teach. Deep down inside, I know this would be helpful to a lot of people because I am somehow able to explain math and algebra to "non-math people" in a way they can understand.
Problem is... I just can't force myself to even start something like that. The irony is that I spend most of my waking hours writing. But I write fiction. I love fiction. I have seven novels published on Amazon and Createspace. I have unpublished written stories lying all around my place and on my hard drive. But I fear I am only able to write "way-out-there" fiction. And math certainly isn't fiction.
I always absolutely HATED algebra (part of the reason that I was an English/Journalism major was so that I could avoid algebra in college, although I still had to take math).
If anyone could ever actually EXPLAIN algebra to me and make me understand why I should care what "x" or "y" is, it would be a miracle.
I'll bet that you could write a VERY good book! Your posts are always interesting (and well-written).
I'm currently writing a book. I am a professional writer, and I've written for newspapers and I write two blogs. I'll probably try to publish directly to Kindle, however, since I want to be in control of my writing. I just can't see myself spending years trying to get an agent interested in my book so that it can be submitted to publishers.
Thanks for the kind words.
People in my writers groups have self-published with positive results. Go for it!!!
And if you ever want to meet with a writers group in Monmouth County...DM me! We do some critique but it's open to those who request critique and those who want to do it. We are mostly a support group--exchange of ideas, goal-setting, etc. Good people.
I'd always wanted to write a book...I had written and been published in a couple of anthologies, and written non-fiction, research articles for magazines and essays for newspapers and my e-zine...but a book? It seemed so overwhelming; daunting.
I'm flirting with writing a sequel (as readers have requested), but not sure yet...the first book took almost two years. I felt like Alice when she fell through the Looking Glass. One becomes very engrossed in writing a novel and it was hard, at times, to return to reality...especially when reality often seemed much harsher than the world I created in my book! I wanted to stay in my little world of Happy Camp. I loved the characters I'd created; they'd become my friends. When the elder wise woman, Sophia, dies, I cried. Strange, yes? After all, It was ME who'd killed her off...!
My advice is to find a supportive writing group and maybe you, too will realize your dream...word by word, chapter by chapter. It's a wonderful feeling, having a book with your name as author.
I'm trying to write a novel, but its kind of tough with school, work and other things. Then I have to research the time period and other things so its def not easy. I'm glad your book is doing well and you really should write a sequel. I have found that people really like series and sequels. I do need to find a supportive writing group.
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We do some critique but it's open to those who request critique and those who want to do it. We are mostly a support group--exchange of ideas, goal-setting, etc. Good people.
