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Sometimes We Ran - 4 Years Published!
Four years ago, I had a decision to make.
Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse was ready to go. The novel was written, formatted correctly, edited by a professional, and it had a halfway decent cover. Everything was uploaded and set to go off my hard drive into the real world.
But still my pointer hovered over the "Publish" button on my screen.
Would anyone buy it? Worse...would they buy it and hate it? Could I take the rejection? I wasn't a established writer. Would anyone take it seriously? I almost put the whole thing on hold.
But then I had a thought. No one told me I couldn't write. People may actually buy and enjoy my work. This writing thing was pretty cool, and I enjoyed the process. I had to let other people see my work. So I hit the button. My first book was live.
That was four years ago. Sometimes We Ran 2 & 3 have been written since then.I get some good reviews, and some not so good. Some zombie fans seem to like my stories. A 4th and 5th part are on the way.
I'm glad I pushed the button 4 years ago. This whole writing thing is still fun. :)
To celebrate 4 years in publication, Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse will be 99c for the next few days
Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse was ready to go. The novel was written, formatted correctly, edited by a professional, and it had a halfway decent cover. Everything was uploaded and set to go off my hard drive into the real world.
But still my pointer hovered over the "Publish" button on my screen.
Would anyone buy it? Worse...would they buy it and hate it? Could I take the rejection? I wasn't a established writer. Would anyone take it seriously? I almost put the whole thing on hold.
But then I had a thought. No one told me I couldn't write. People may actually buy and enjoy my work. This writing thing was pretty cool, and I enjoyed the process. I had to let other people see my work. So I hit the button. My first book was live.
That was four years ago. Sometimes We Ran 2 & 3 have been written since then.I get some good reviews, and some not so good. Some zombie fans seem to like my stories. A 4th and 5th part are on the way.
I'm glad I pushed the button 4 years ago. This whole writing thing is still fun. :)
To celebrate 4 years in publication, Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse will be 99c for the next few days
Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue - 3 Years Published
Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue is three years old this week. Time sure flies, doesn't it? :)
Interesting story about SWR 3. I was heading into the middle portion of the first draft ...about 40,000 words or so. Things were going smoothly. I'm talking maybe 500-1000 words per sit-down writing session. The words flowed well, and the events of the story fell into place one by one. The draft was rough, but editing would clean it up nice.
Then ...pain, numbness, pins and needles.
I somehow pinched a nerve in my neck, causing the previously mentioned pain, numbness, and pins and needles in my right hand. It was painful to type, and it got hard to sit at my desk. I watched hopelessly as my production dropped to about 100-250 words. The work slowed to a crawl. A delay was coming.
I made a decision to take a short break. Everything got better, although it didn't go away. I was able to salvage the work sessions, bring up the word count, and make it to the end.
In short, Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue was a painful book to write ...literally! :)
To celebrate this milestone, Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue will be at the low, low price of 99 cents for the rest of the month.
Interesting story about SWR 3. I was heading into the middle portion of the first draft ...about 40,000 words or so. Things were going smoothly. I'm talking maybe 500-1000 words per sit-down writing session. The words flowed well, and the events of the story fell into place one by one. The draft was rough, but editing would clean it up nice.
Then ...pain, numbness, pins and needles.
I somehow pinched a nerve in my neck, causing the previously mentioned pain, numbness, and pins and needles in my right hand. It was painful to type, and it got hard to sit at my desk. I watched hopelessly as my production dropped to about 100-250 words. The work slowed to a crawl. A delay was coming.
I made a decision to take a short break. Everything got better, although it didn't go away. I was able to salvage the work sessions, bring up the word count, and make it to the end.
In short, Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue was a painful book to write ...literally! :)
To celebrate this milestone, Sometimes We Ran 3: Rescue will be at the low, low price of 99 cents for the rest of the month.
