I finally started on my next book this morning. I have started many books since I finished my last one in late August of 2001, but I finally wrote an introduction that I can be proud of. It's always that first page that seems to be the most difficult for me; it's like the foundation of a house.
I was not going to mention any of this, but I fear that I will not work on it regularly if other people don't know about it. I'm lazy, I guess, but there is more: I actually know how hard it is to write a book. The first time around, I had no idea what I was in for. Now, I understand how much editing and re-writing is involved and it depresses me a little. I had to re-write the first three chapters of the last book, something that took me nearly a month.
So why bother? Simple: I know deep, deep down inside that this is what I was meant to do. We live in a time when it is very difficult to make a good living as a writer. But if I don't try now, before life overwhelms me, I will regret it forever.
So I am going to include you, dear reader, in my tribulations. At the beginning of every posting day, I will list how many pages I have written in total. Just so you know, each page is double-spaced (this is how manuscripts are supposed to be submitted) and the font is 12pt. Arial. I will only count complete pages. So now, on this first day:
PAGES: 3
Posted by Matthew at November 13, 2003 04:38 AM