by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have re-written the beginning of my first novel AGAIN. Because of this, it just doesn’t seem like I’m going to wrap up this Public Beta by June 20th. As such, my new goal is July 4th.
What’s more, it’s beginning to sink in that I need to just get this thing done so I can turn around and start working on whatever my next project is while I wait for Beta Readers to read the Public Beta.
I have to manage my expectations.
For an unknown, aspiring novelist like me, getting published is like getting into Harvard. It *can* happened, but it’s very, very difficult. So, I have to kind of process that going forward. I have to appreciate that it may not be this novel that gets me published.
In fact, it could be that I will write any number of other novels and then, ultimately, I will be able to use the success of one of THOSE novels to get my first novel published.
Or not. Who knows.
I’m definitely in the put up or shut up phase of things. I have to buckle down and start being more focused and work harder. Otherwise, it will be spring 2025 and I’ll still be at the very beginning of this novel.
