“You'll write another book that will be better. My author friends couldn't understand why I didn't just publish it. I thought about all the readers waiting for the book, how flaky I would look when I told them that I had decided not to publish the book because it wasn't any good. I worried the book would never be published, that the years of work would be wasted.
Honestly, there were moments when I thought I would never figure it out. I still hadn't figured out what was wrong. That month turned into two, which turned into four. It was GOOD but definitely not GREAT.Īnd I had no idea why my book wasn't working. After I finished, I read it, and while I thought it was ok in some parts and really good in others, there was something missing. How I Wrote a GOOD but not GREAT BookĪ couple of years ago, I finished the memoir I had been working on for over two years. Click here to get The Write Structure ($5.99).
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But it doesn't match up to the stories/novels/books I know and love.” But then you go back and read your story or novel or book, and you think, “Well, this is good and I feel proud of it. Visions of publishing dance in your head. You've turned to literature in times of crisis and dilemma, but have you considered how important a crisis or dilemma is in literature?Īfter you finish writing a book, you should be proud.
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