Peter speaks the truth. Actually writing a book takes FAR less time (and is, in my opinion, FAR easier) than getting feedback, revising, formatting, publishing, marketing, etc.
Case in point: it took me about two weeks to write the first draft of Lifeblood (and I could have done it in half the time if I hadn’t gotten a case of The Lazies about 3/4 of the way through), and about two months to get it revised and cleaned up to the point where it was publishable.
This article is written, not for experienced authors and self-publishers, but for those just dipping their toes into the water, so to speak. It was inspired by a couple of e-mails from readers of my latest novel, “The Stones of Silence“, which has been on sale for almost two weeks. I hated to rain on their parade, but they seemed to lack an understanding of just how much hard work goes into making a book successful. I thought it might be worthwhile to put up an article summarizing the issue.
View original post 319 more words
Dealing With Your Muse 