I started writing again yesterday. Let me re-phrase ... I started writing my book again. One more time ... I started writing a new book yesterday.
I've had a couple of false starts with novel writing. Two stories continually marinate in my head, one involving the murder of a 28-year-old drug addict from an upper-middle class family, the other about the relationship among three generations of women in a family.
But I just can't get them out. I feel them in my mind, and I know I have a novel in me somewhere. But they are trapped, and I haven't yet found the combination to the lock to free them.
So, I've started yet another book. This time a non-fiction, sort of self-help for the everyday woman. Of course, now I'm concerned the the market is already saturated with similar material.
But at least I'm writing something.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Hey Shanna, I found your blog off someone elses blogroll. I'm a writer and was drawn by your "false starts", because who hasn't had those! Good luck with the non-fiction, my book is in that genre and I'm still waiting. Actually I've had a great response from an agent...now just waiting. I also loved your cat piece on the NPR site. My current project is a cat book! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Kathy
www.lessonsfromthelaundry.com
Hi Shanna, if you didn't end with that last line of your post, I was going to write it myself...at least you're writing something! I'm a firm believer that when a story needs to be told, it will be, and you just have to let it work it out in its own time. Thanks for the link :)
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