I'm curious how many people are afraid to submit to markets or finish novels because they feel that their writing is their "baby" and they don't want anyone to hurt it with rejection or negative reviews. I had that syndrome for a while. I've broke myself of it the past of couple of years. I'm not afraid to send stuff out anymore because, you know, who cares really? I've grown accustomed to people not liking my writing, but I've grown accustomed to them liking it too, so you win some, you lose some, right?
How many of you have been working on the same novel for years and years? Why? Is it getting better each year that you don't finish it? Or is it just sort of sitting there, unsubmitted, because you don't want someone to not like it?
I'm going to say, if you've been working on a novel longer than 5 years, just, I don't know, give it up or submit it somewhere. It's not going to hurt you to let it out into the world. Unless it's grafted to your body somehow.
Anyway, I'm getting a feeling, this will be the first time in my life that I'll have completed a full-length novel this year. I'm not going to let it sit for too long though. I'll edit it and then send it out. Then move on to the next thing.
Can you do it? Or is your baby too precious and must be protected?
How many of you have been working on the same novel for years and years? Why? Is it getting better each year that you don't finish it? Or is it just sort of sitting there, unsubmitted, because you don't want someone to not like it?
I'm going to say, if you've been working on a novel longer than 5 years, just, I don't know, give it up or submit it somewhere. It's not going to hurt you to let it out into the world. Unless it's grafted to your body somehow.
Anyway, I'm getting a feeling, this will be the first time in my life that I'll have completed a full-length novel this year. I'm not going to let it sit for too long though. I'll edit it and then send it out. Then move on to the next thing.
Can you do it? Or is your baby too precious and must be protected?