My First Novel – Page 2

Should You Tell People You’re Writing a Book?

By: K. J. Cole June 18, 2018March 19, 2021

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So you’ve decided to write a book. Should you share that information with your friends and loved ones? I don’t know what the “right” answer is, but here’s my opinion: Only if you’re very serious about it. Only tell people who have a track record of supporting you. What qualifies as very serious? You’ve started…

Can I Do This?

By: K. J. Cole June 11, 2018October 19, 2020

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Novel Word Count: 16,242 Can I do this? Can I make a living off writing? I made the mistake of Googling “Should I be a writer?”; I knew it was a bad idea. I found all sorts of discouraging information. In one mean spirited article the writer essentially said: writing is hard, you probably suck at…

My First Novel: Week 1 – Resistance

By: K. J. Cole May 28, 2018October 19, 2020

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When I started last week I committed to writing 1,000 words per day. I don’t have a perfect record so far but I’ve been making progress. I’ve missed a couple of days and come up short on word count on others due to working more than I usually do. After a week and a half…