What I am looking for is a proper contract with a publisher or a TV or movie studio.I invested a lot of money [around 3000 to 4000 dollars] and want to reach as many readers as possible. Only ten people bought my novel and for starters, I am not expecting hundreds of thousands of books to be sold... a couple of hundred for a starter would be good. My ''actual job'' is a factory worker and I make only around 450 US dollars a month....and that is just good enough to pay the bills and buy some groceries and not much else. Just traveling in my country is expensive, and it's not gonna get cheaper. Not looking to become a millionaire but having 2,000 or 3000 Euros on my bank account would make life at least a little easier. Here is a sample from a chapter of my novel's first drawings of my comic which are based on my short story-Wonderful Story about a Girl with Papovka-some of my short stories and my brief biography. One short story is published in Slovenia in the fiction magazine Supernova and another in the UK in the magazine Schlock https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_796220a9/wp_796220a9.html and link to an English version of my novel it is also published in Serbian too https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strigorovs-forest-tomislav-takac/1140950904 Also I was helpful to Balkanska Smotra in Leskovac so they send me a thank you note. the story '' Wonderful story about a girl with Papovka '' is the one being adapted into a comic book. it will be finished in 2 or 3 months. We will publish the comic in Serbia next June in a comic book magazine, and probably in the Bulgarian comic book magazine Duga [rainbow] and maybe even in the Montenegro fiction magazine Athanatik
I've learned I need to treat writing and creative work the way I would any job. I show up at regularly scheduled times and I start typing.
The key to making this work, for me, is to release any expectations about the outcome of the writing session. If the words are sh*t today, they can always be revised or rewritten later.
The goal is to teach my brain two things:
1.This isn't optional.
2. There is no magical muse I have to wait for. I am the muse.
The great thing about being your own muse is you have the power to show up for yourself at the same time every day.
This !!! It's funny: I used to treat my creative writing practice like a job, and I would write every morning while I drank my coffee, no matter what. However, when I started submitting my novel to agents and getting rejected, I think that really affected my confidence and desire to write...
But I love what you're saying here about releasing expectations about the outcome...
I actually just started writing about this topic! Because upon reading your comment, I realized how difficult this has been for me lately. Not sure if I'll actually post it, but I would like to explore the topic of having a bruised ego/confidence and STILL summoning the will to write no matter what.
I was rejected...hm lets see,about 50 or hundred times so far.Publishers,webmagazines and printed magazines of all sorts rejected my short stories and novel,but sone or later I found some who acepted and published my writing.So dont lose hope just continue to write.
When I can’t find the motivation to write, I go on an inspiration hunt. Sometimes it’s as simple as visiting a shop I’ve never been to before. Other times it’s taking a day trip to a nearby town, or booking a night away somewhere. You’d be surprised how much our creativity feeds off of the energy of others.
So Sorry, Vince! You will be missed. I couldn't do this Thursday night, so since we were shifting the time, we decided to go totally bananas to see if any of our international Ficitonistas might be able to dive in this month! We'll be sure to post the prompt right after the meeting so you can start scribbling as soon as possible.
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What I am looking for is a proper contract with a publisher or a TV or movie studio.I invested a lot of money [around 3000 to 4000 dollars] and want to reach as many readers as possible. Only ten people bought my novel and for starters, I am not expecting hundreds of thousands of books to be sold... a couple of hundred for a starter would be good. My ''actual job'' is a factory worker and I make only around 450 US dollars a month....and that is just good enough to pay the bills and buy some groceries and not much else. Just traveling in my country is expensive, and it's not gonna get cheaper. Not looking to become a millionaire but having 2,000 or 3000 Euros on my bank account would make life at least a little easier. Here is a sample from a chapter of my novel's first drawings of my comic which are based on my short story-Wonderful Story about a Girl with Papovka-some of my short stories and my brief biography. One short story is published in Slovenia in the fiction magazine Supernova and another in the UK in the magazine Schlock https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_796220a9/wp_796220a9.html and link to an English version of my novel it is also published in Serbian too https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strigorovs-forest-tomislav-takac/1140950904 Also I was helpful to Balkanska Smotra in Leskovac so they send me a thank you note. the story '' Wonderful story about a girl with Papovka '' is the one being adapted into a comic book. it will be finished in 2 or 3 months. We will publish the comic in Serbia next June in a comic book magazine, and probably in the Bulgarian comic book magazine Duga [rainbow] and maybe even in the Montenegro fiction magazine Athanatik
I've learned I need to treat writing and creative work the way I would any job. I show up at regularly scheduled times and I start typing.
The key to making this work, for me, is to release any expectations about the outcome of the writing session. If the words are sh*t today, they can always be revised or rewritten later.
The goal is to teach my brain two things:
1.This isn't optional.
2. There is no magical muse I have to wait for. I am the muse.
The great thing about being your own muse is you have the power to show up for yourself at the same time every day.
This !!! It's funny: I used to treat my creative writing practice like a job, and I would write every morning while I drank my coffee, no matter what. However, when I started submitting my novel to agents and getting rejected, I think that really affected my confidence and desire to write...
But I love what you're saying here about releasing expectations about the outcome...
I feel that! When my confidence takes a hit, it’s hard to recover.
I haven’t gotten to the submit-myself-to-repeated-rejections phase of my fiction career yet. But I know the pain of it just the same.
I actually just started writing about this topic! Because upon reading your comment, I realized how difficult this has been for me lately. Not sure if I'll actually post it, but I would like to explore the topic of having a bruised ego/confidence and STILL summoning the will to write no matter what.
I was rejected...hm lets see,about 50 or hundred times so far.Publishers,webmagazines and printed magazines of all sorts rejected my short stories and novel,but sone or later I found some who acepted and published my writing.So dont lose hope just continue to write.
Thank you!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strigorovs-forest-tomislav-takac/1140950904 First 28 pages of my novel are available here as a sample.
When I can’t find the motivation to write, I go on an inspiration hunt. Sometimes it’s as simple as visiting a shop I’ve never been to before. Other times it’s taking a day trip to a nearby town, or booking a night away somewhere. You’d be surprised how much our creativity feeds off of the energy of others.
Oh bummer. Can’t make the zoom call, but I will look for the prompt!
It’s asking for an email address on the zoom screen, I have the passcode, but it obviously won’t accept my email address.
You have to be logged into Zoom. If you don't have an account, you will have to create one.
Also the call is starting now at 5pm CDT.
Bummer. Darn day job keeps me from participating next week, but will be looking forward to the prompt!
So Sorry, Vince! You will be missed. I couldn't do this Thursday night, so since we were shifting the time, we decided to go totally bananas to see if any of our international Ficitonistas might be able to dive in this month! We'll be sure to post the prompt right after the meeting so you can start scribbling as soon as possible.
California time screws everyone up. :)