On 3/25/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 90% of writing is editing. You get sick and tired of what you wrote > before you are done. Another 9% is marketing, but that seems harder than > the editing. So actually writing something is only 1% of the job. > > I have started about six books, but gave up long before they were > completed. I have written maybe a dozen articles, half of which were > actually published (not counting when I was the editor and thus had an > in, however that is another story), but didn't pay anything to speak of. > > My understanding is that once you have a "NAME" they pay you big money > and publish everything you ever wrote, including the things they refused > before you became a "NAME". > > If you really want to do this, Dave, go join a local writer's group > (look for one that has a least a couple of published authors involved). > Your local library can probably point you towards one or more. They can > be a lot of help and support.
I'll look at the college night book i have at work. I'm signing up there for the portrait/studio light class, maybe they have something on writing aswell. 2 fer one deal maybe <vbg> Dave > > -graywolf > > > David J Brooks wrote: > > > > > What about spelling.<VBG> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
