The motto of NaNoWriMo is, as I have shared before, "The world needs your novel".
I have doubted that, since the world hasn't yet published my novel. There's so many novels out there, however, that the world can't see my novel. Too many people write, too many people get rejected because they're not guaranteed in the current fashion -- I may not be good at writing, but being rejected by the current agent process won't tell me if I'm good.
I have an acquaintance who's my role model -- when a project doesn't catch fire, he tries something else. He doesn't have to deal with the huge time commitment of novel-writing, so it's not quite the same. But I watch him keep trying and learning, and the story it makes is totally fascinating.
I am working to model his persistence. Nobody's representing me? I seek out small press and publish my least sellable works on Wattpad. These aren't likely to make me the "It" person at writers' conventions, but I find hierarchies of fame tiring.
The world needs my perseverance.
The world needs my compassion.
The world needs my struggle.
The world needs my love.
The world needs my optimisn.
If you want to help -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A BETA READER?
This means you take on a manuscript and read it, making notes on parts you liked or didn't like about it, places that you felt needed more description, more action, etc. I would like us to work through Mythos, which has been rejected once but is the first of a series I'd like to publish.
If you want to be a Beta reader (I need at least 3) please email me (soon!) at:
My email address
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