IT’S TRUE WE EACH HAVE OUR ‘OWN’ STYLE OF EXPRESSING OURSELVES BECAUSE WE ARE ALL MADE FROM DIFFERENT INPUTS FROM LIFE. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION (as usual) AND I KNOW THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET IT ANSWERED.
I AM WRITING A CRIME NOVEL NOW AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT I TEND TO BE A ‘TO THE POINT’ TYPE OF WRITER. I DON’T ENJOY LOTS OF ‘FLOWERY’ WORDS IN THE THINGS I READ. I LIKE TO GET TO THE POINT AND TELL THE STORY. MAYBE IT’S THE FAST ‘TIMES’ WE LIVE IN THAT DRAWS ME THIS WAY.
MANY TIMES I HAVE STOPPED READING A BOOK BECAUSE I CAN’T SEE THE STORY FOR THE FLOWERS. JUDGING FROM A LOT OF PAPERBACKS THAT I HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE I DON’T SEE ANY WITH ‘MY STYLE’.
THAT LEAVES ME WITH TWO THOUGHTS. 1. NO ONE READS ‘FAST’ STORIES SO THERE IS NO MARKET FOR IT. 2. I CAN’T REALLY BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS WRITER IF I DON’T WRITE IN THE STYLE OR MODE THAT SELLS.
I UNDERSTAND AND ADMIRE THOSE THAT WRITE FAN/SCI FI……BECAUSE YOU HAVE WHOLE NEW WORLDS TO DEVELOP. MY STORY IS ABOUT EVERYDAY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BAD THINGS HAPPEN AROUND THEM.
WHEN I READ THE POSTS ON THIS SITE THAT ‘SPEAK’ WITH SUCH ELOQUENCE I KNOW THEY ARE TRUE WRITERS AND I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR THEM.
I GUESS I SAID ALL THAT TO ASK THIS…..ARE THERE NOVELS OR MARKETS OUT THERE WITH ‘MY STYLE’ OR AM I WASTING MY TIME? THERE ARE SOOOOOO MANY GOOD WRITERS IN THIS PLACE. I WILL RESPECT YOUR THOUGHTS.
THANKS AHEAD OF TIME FOR ANY INSIGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE.
I AM WRITING A CRIME NOVEL NOW AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT I TEND TO BE A ‘TO THE POINT’ TYPE OF WRITER. I DON’T ENJOY LOTS OF ‘FLOWERY’ WORDS IN THE THINGS I READ. I LIKE TO GET TO THE POINT AND TELL THE STORY. MAYBE IT’S THE FAST ‘TIMES’ WE LIVE IN THAT DRAWS ME THIS WAY.
MANY TIMES I HAVE STOPPED READING A BOOK BECAUSE I CAN’T SEE THE STORY FOR THE FLOWERS. JUDGING FROM A LOT OF PAPERBACKS THAT I HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE I DON’T SEE ANY WITH ‘MY STYLE’.
THAT LEAVES ME WITH TWO THOUGHTS. 1. NO ONE READS ‘FAST’ STORIES SO THERE IS NO MARKET FOR IT. 2. I CAN’T REALLY BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS WRITER IF I DON’T WRITE IN THE STYLE OR MODE THAT SELLS.
I UNDERSTAND AND ADMIRE THOSE THAT WRITE FAN/SCI FI……BECAUSE YOU HAVE WHOLE NEW WORLDS TO DEVELOP. MY STORY IS ABOUT EVERYDAY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BAD THINGS HAPPEN AROUND THEM.
WHEN I READ THE POSTS ON THIS SITE THAT ‘SPEAK’ WITH SUCH ELOQUENCE I KNOW THEY ARE TRUE WRITERS AND I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR THEM.
I GUESS I SAID ALL THAT TO ASK THIS…..ARE THERE NOVELS OR MARKETS OUT THERE WITH ‘MY STYLE’ OR AM I WASTING MY TIME? THERE ARE SOOOOOO MANY GOOD WRITERS IN THIS PLACE. I WILL RESPECT YOUR THOUGHTS.
THANKS AHEAD OF TIME FOR ANY INSIGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE.