Mark wrote:Quitting my job to write full time has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. In some ways, it helped me to access a depth of confidence and creativity that I’d long thought beyond my reach. That said, I’d never recommend it to anyone else.
Writing longhand does not make you a better writer. You may feel as though you can think things through more thoroughly, or that the feeling of scribbling your crayon across the page helps you better tap into the muse, but that is the difference between opinion and universal law.
P.S. Has anyone ever told you you look like Maggie Gyllenhaal?K: What is the most common downfall you hear about (not necessarily through the lit agency, though) for new and/or unpublished authors?
CM: I think most new and/or unpublished writers query too soon, often before they even know what they’re doing. It’s easy to get in a hurry when you see other writers getting agents in a week, book deals in a month, writing 5k+ a day, etc., but these are the exceptions. Learning to write a publishable novel takes time. Publishing is slow. If you can approach the process with patience and be willing to take your manuscripts through the checks and balances of critique, beta-reading, contests, etc. I believe you’ll actually progress much faster.
I think you have more of Maggie G. than Kirsten Dunst... I'm a professional photographer so I tend to notice bone structure and other elements more than others. Both are hot, so either way you win! ;)kayemevans wrote:FK7 wrote:Great interview, I enjoyed it a lot!
Best answer is this, in my opinion:
P.S. Has anyone ever told you you look like Maggie Gyllenhaal?K: What is the most common downfall you hear about (not necessarily through the lit agency, though) for new and/or unpublished authors?
CM: I think most new and/or unpublished writers query too soon, often before they even know what they’re doing. It’s easy to get in a hurry when you see other writers getting agents in a week, book deals in a month, writing 5k+ a day, etc., but these are the exceptions. Learning to write a publishable novel takes time. Publishing is slow. If you can approach the process with patience and be willing to take your manuscripts through the checks and balances of critique, beta-reading, contests, etc. I believe you’ll actually progress much faster.
Hey FK! Thanks for checking out the interview!
Actually, I've never heard I look like Maggie Gyllenhaal before, but I've heard I look like Kirsten Dunst...I used her for my profile pic on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/kayemevans) during Doppelganger Week. Whatda' think? Resemblance? Yes? No? Maybe I look more like Maggie.
Thanks again for checking out the interview!
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