From the course: Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher
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Words of advice on writing and revising
From the course: Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher
Words of advice on writing and revising
- [Instructor] One last note about writing and revising before we move on. Completing a full-length novel is a very different experience for everyone. As business-minded and organized as I believe you should be to make a successful career out of it, writing is still an art form, and art is personal. For some people, it takes years to finish their first draft. For others, it takes only a few months. I advise you to put pressure on yourself to write as often as you can, every day if possible. But don't pressure yourself into a deadline that's not realistic. A novel written well is worth much more than a novel written quickly. You'll have plenty of deadlines implemented by your publisher later on when you're writing your second, third, and fourth books. For now, take whatever time you need to perfect your manuscript and get it to a place where you can be proud of it. The first book I sold took two years to perfect before I got an agent to represent it. I rewrote it four times, and it was…
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