So after getting my first book published (yay me) I struggled to write a second and ended up taking a long break from writing. Now I'm looking to get back into it. To new writers, fear not rejection slips, for they become your armor.
congrats on getting published! is your book a novel, or non-fiction? did you get a lot of rejections and then finally snag an agent and publisher?
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Good to meet you. Great job on getting published. What is your book called? So what exactly was your problem with getting back into writing? Lack of inspiration? Hopefully we can help you out.
My book is available on Amazon and other ebook places. It is called "A Demon in Bed" and is, shall we say, not at all family friendly. The advantage of writing in such an unpopular subgenre is that there's so little competition that your writing only has to be not terrible, and then there's a whole bunch of disadvantages. The biggest problem with writing a second novel (or in my case, novelette) is fear that your first success was a fluke. This fear haunted me as I tried to write another like that one and eventually I found excuses to not write at all. Now I've run out of excuses. As for rejections... I got plenty, but not for this book. This book was a special case and I was fortunate enough to know where to send it where it would be accepted immediately.
Rejection sucks, I'm sure, but if you don't even try again you're not achieveing any more than you would if you got rejected. In fact, you're achieving less. You're rejecting yourself. Just remember that and plough on, my friend!
I can't figure out how to get multi-quote working on this forum, so I'm not ignoring anyone on purpose. Yes, it's an ebook. I don't know how well it did for Kindle sales since that was through my publisher. They sold it on their own site, on Amazon, at Fictionwise, etc. It's even on Sony's site (absurdly overpriced, so I doubt I'm getting any sales there.) But judging by my royalty checks, it's done surprisingly well for what it is. It's actually much too short for print. I have the option to print it myself and have offered to do so for a few fans, but they balked at the price. Can't say I blame them there.
Congratulations on getting published. I think you made the right move by registering to theses forums and they will probably help you find the motivation to get back to writing. I would be interested in purchasing and reading your book. Could you provide me a link via PM?
