So much resonance here with my own ongoing journey: focusing so much on sentence-level writing, then writing a novel over multiple years and getting similar comments as Mary from agents, then digging into my weaknesses and my process, overhauling how I developed stories, learning to let go of early drafts and knowing what to edit (not revise) to make the book better. The interview gives me hope and reassurance that, while nothing is guaranteed, I’m on a positive track :)
I really enjoyed this interview, from both participants. I don’t always finish these “reviews,” but this one was well worth my time. Now I want to click on your links and see what happens. Thanks for your sharing of your talents, again, both of you.
An engaging and enlightening interview! It's always interesting to hear how authors work. I, too, find handwriting engages my brain in a way that wordprocessing doesn't; but I tend to hand write my journal and use the compyuter to write my stories. I think I'll try writing my next story long hand and see how it goes. Thanks, again!
Lovely interview! That letter made me tear up 💖 what a beautiful and pivotal transformation that it brought. Re: handwriting the book, I loved doing it too but it felt slow to type everything in afterward like I was doubling my work. 😔 I even tried dictation and didn’t dictate the punctuation so all the prose and dialogue came out in one sentence that ran for pages. Oh I was so mad at myself when I had to go back and add punctuation! With both methods, I always wished I had just typed it to start. Maybe I stumbled upon the perfect solution with reMarkable which I hope to try soon!
I was moved by her experience as well. We contemplated sharing a link to the letter but decided that authors don't want to read detailed pages about someone else's work 😄. I thought the notebook advice was brilliant, but it certainly won't work for everyone! I imagine some authors will find it useful to go through and type it up because it could serve as a revision. You can adjust sentences or pacing as you copy them.
@@NYBookEditors That is true! Maybe I will try handwriting again. I had been typing on Google Docs but I know they scan our work for keywords and does who knows what with our documents. So I switched to the Scrivener app for iPad but somehow the format doesn’t inspire me...I’ve been on your mailing list for years now. Just want to say how much I appreciate your tips and guidance! Blessings and love to you 💖🙏🏻
I’m so happy to hear you’ve been with us for years, Ana 😁🥰! Thanks for letting me know. Have a wonderful holiday season and I hope your next attempt at handwriting works out!
So much resonance here with my own ongoing journey: focusing so much on sentence-level writing, then writing a novel over multiple years and getting similar comments as Mary from agents, then digging into my weaknesses and my process, overhauling how I developed stories, learning to let go of early drafts and knowing what to edit (not revise) to make the book better. The interview gives me hope and reassurance that, while nothing is guaranteed, I’m on a positive track :)
Cathi has taken Mary's class and highly recommends it - such a positive experience, community, and great information!
I really enjoyed this interview, from both participants. I don’t always finish these “reviews,” but this one was well worth my time. Now I want to click on your links and see what happens. Thanks for your sharing of your talents, again, both of you.
This interview literally made me smile and at the same time, tear up. Thank you so much!
An engaging and enlightening interview! It's always interesting to hear how authors work. I, too, find handwriting engages my brain in a way that wordprocessing doesn't; but I tend to hand write my journal and use the compyuter to write my stories. I think I'll try writing my next story long hand and see how it goes. Thanks, again!
Aargh! I ought to have proofread my comment. I promise I know how to spell computer. :D
Let us know how it goes! I don't know if Mary mentioned it in the interview, but she ends up using four notebooks.
@@NYBookEditors Yes, I am checking out Mary's free Masterclass right now! Thanks, again! :)
Lovely interview! That letter made me tear up 💖 what a beautiful and pivotal transformation that it brought.
Re: handwriting the book, I loved doing it too but it felt slow to type everything in afterward like I was doubling my work. 😔 I even tried dictation and didn’t dictate the punctuation so all the prose and dialogue came out in one sentence that ran for pages. Oh I was so mad at myself when I had to go back and add punctuation! With both methods, I always wished I had just typed it to start. Maybe I stumbled upon the perfect solution with reMarkable which I hope to try soon!
I was moved by her experience as well. We contemplated sharing a link to the letter but decided that authors don't want to read detailed pages about someone else's work 😄.
I thought the notebook advice was brilliant, but it certainly won't work for everyone! I imagine some authors will find it useful to go through and type it up because it could serve as a revision. You can adjust sentences or pacing as you copy them.
@@NYBookEditors That is true! Maybe I will try handwriting again. I had been typing on Google Docs but I know they scan our work for keywords and does who knows what with our documents. So I switched to the Scrivener app for iPad but somehow the format doesn’t inspire me...I’ve been on your mailing list for years now. Just want to say how much I appreciate your tips and guidance! Blessings and love to you 💖🙏🏻
I’m so happy to hear you’ve been with us for years, Ana 😁🥰! Thanks for letting me know. Have a wonderful holiday season and I hope your next attempt at handwriting works out!
NY Book Editors Thank you lovely Natasha!! Happy holidays to you too!
I need help publishing my first book
The coupon is invalid when I tried to enroll in the course
Thanks for letting me know, Jane. I just asked Mary to look into it.
Thanks, Jane! It should be fixed now!