Madeline
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Shelly Brown:
First of all, how long did it take you to write Ghostsitters?It was actually really good!When I got it at your author’s visit, I thought it would be ok.But it is really good!Also, when did you start writing?Your books passed the Harry Potter books in my opinion!My last question is lol is this too long?Just wanted to say your my favorite author!
Shelly Brown
I'm going to answer your last question first:
No, it's not too long. LOL! Ask as many questions as you'd like.
How long did it take to write Ghostsitter?
Would you believe several years? Ghostsitter was my first published book so for many years I wrote story after story, editing them, fixing them, and submitting them. The first draft of Ghostsitter was a NaNoWriMo project and so it was completed in only one month. But I edited it for another 2 months before sending it out to people to get feedback. Then rinse and repeat, I just kept trying to get it to be the best story I could write. From first draft to contract I would guess it took two years. Then there is always more editing after the contract. Crazy, huh?
When did I start writing?
My husband is an author and I wanted him to write a story that I had an idea for. He refused. He said that I should write it. I huffed and stomped away but the idea of writing my own story sounded intriguing (and hard!) But I tried. That was 2010 and now I'm hooked.
Thanks for all of your kind words and best of luck chasing your own dreams Madeline!
No, it's not too long. LOL! Ask as many questions as you'd like.
How long did it take to write Ghostsitter?
Would you believe several years? Ghostsitter was my first published book so for many years I wrote story after story, editing them, fixing them, and submitting them. The first draft of Ghostsitter was a NaNoWriMo project and so it was completed in only one month. But I edited it for another 2 months before sending it out to people to get feedback. Then rinse and repeat, I just kept trying to get it to be the best story I could write. From first draft to contract I would guess it took two years. Then there is always more editing after the contract. Crazy, huh?
When did I start writing?
My husband is an author and I wanted him to write a story that I had an idea for. He refused. He said that I should write it. I huffed and stomped away but the idea of writing my own story sounded intriguing (and hard!) But I tried. That was 2010 and now I'm hooked.
Thanks for all of your kind words and best of luck chasing your own dreams Madeline!
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