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Tell us about it. Choose your own favorite book and tell us about your creative process. What about it makes you feel proud? (No links)
I am most proud of Eleanor. I spent thirteen years writing the book, persevering through many ups and downs both professional and personal, and never giving up on the book even when it wasn't going well. It took twelve years to figure out what the story really was, and then I scrapped just about everything and started over. I published it in June of 2014, and it's been my second-best performer (topped by Greatfall, my Wool fanfic novel). It had several hundred preorders, launched with over a hundred reviews; in its first couple of months it sold over ten thousand copies and went to #25 on Amazon.Moist_Tissue said:Tell us about it. Choose your own favorite book and tell us about your creative process. What about it makes you feel proud? (No links)
I guess with my Mountain Hold book it was a case of trudging perserverance. I wrote it in 2012-2013 but spent until 2014 ironing out the kinks, issues and edits. It was my first book that was publishing to print (not just an E-Book) which required massive learning of software like graphics editors and html.Moist_Tissue said:Tell us about it. Choose your own favorite book and tell us about your creative process. What about it makes you feel proud? (No links)
This is how I feel. Each book presents its own challenges, and overcoming those challenges is always rewarding. I like different things about different books (and am bothered by different things about different books). The minute I try to pick one to be most proud of, the others start clamoring to defend themselves.Joe_Nobody said:Mine are like children, I love them all, but for different reasons. Some are misunderstood, others are overachievers.