I can't leave anything alone for long. It's something that I've noticed. If I have something that I want to do, I do it. Call it a flaw, if you will, or just a perk of being me. I may leave a project alone for awhile, but I will always come back to it.
Publishing my first novel was a different experience for me. I was put through an emotional roller coaster as I dealt with the problems that popped up. Oh, there was a typo in the novel that I missed. The Kindle edition format was messed up. The font wasn't embedding properly. The list seemed never ending.
Despite the heartache of publishing, I've already started on another two novels. Well, I've started on the research and background for these two novels. Ordinarily, when writing fantasy, the world is yours to create. When you write urban or contemporary fantasy, though, you're confined to the world that exists already. Sure, you can tweak it, but it helps if there is some believability to it.
With that in mind, I'm working on slowly building the world in which my characters will live. Even if the whole novel takes place in one building, I want to know everything I can about the entire world before I set out to write this time.
Perseverance and hard work are just as necessary as talent and inspiration when it comes to writing. I wish you the best of luck.
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