Hello, I'm kinda new here and this is the first thing I've posted on this website. There's your intro or whatever.
So I'm writing a book, my goal is 100K words for the finished project, I'm a bit over 48K words and my routine for the past few weeks has been to sit down and no matter what, pump out at least 1000 words a day and then some more if I feel like it. Is this a good writing routine for my first novel? Technically it's my second but the first was fanfiction crap (that was actually pirated and sold on Amazon, at least until oh who cares about that?).
Update: I've decided today to begin writing the novella I've had in my head for a while. I'm not going to make it a daily goal to write a certain amount of it, but whatever left over energy I have after meeting my word count goal for the novel, I'm going to transfer to the novella.
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Technically it's my second but the first was fanfiction crap
Welcome! What was the title of your fanfiction?
Beneath and Beyond the Eyes of Gods. It was set in the Horus Heresy series (which is part of the wider Warhammer 40K universe, and is written by multiple authors, and has actually appeared a few times on the New York Times bestseller list). I got a message one day saying it was on Amazon, so I followed the link and behold, my story had been stolen. So I contacted the company that owns the IP (Intellectual Property) the story was set in, made it clear I was not the one selling it, and they got it taken off Amazon. I like to think the guy who stole my story got sued. You only asked for the title, but I've met my word count goal for the day and have nothing more important to write until tomorrow.
The project I'm working on now started as a fanfic 12 years ago and I've been struggling to create it's own universe (all of it is finally coming together!!) I am experiencing a slow down after the 60,000 word mark. . Keep at it, finishing is the hardest part. Luckily, it would seem in this community of writers, that we are in the same boat with a bunch of others. So, I leave you with these words of encouragement:
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming."- Dory the fish (Finding Nemo)
Hey, James. That sounds crazy. Was it one of the other authors who posted it or just some guy you let read it or what? (I guess that's something you may not want to tell, but I'm curious enough to ask.)
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That bear is everywhere.
I have no idea who it was. I emailed it to one guy who asked if he could see it, but he lives in the US and it was sold on the British Amazon. Though I guess it is possible it could have been the same guy. I think whoever stole it got it from either fanfiction.com or Heresy Online (which is a terrific online community and worth a look for anyone who is a fan of W40K or WHF) where I posted it in the fanfic section.
Ah, I didn't realize it was already online. Still, that's fubar.
I was livid when I found out.
