*Finally* returning to this project
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vintagewitch Before I get into my writing log for the day, I wanted to share this NYT article:
How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain To Hero
B&N used to be a maaaajor villain in the publishing industry, choking out smaller independent bookstores. But this article makes a really good case for the necessity of B&N in the industry. They are the biggest competitor to Amazon, and are one of the major ways that people discover new authors and books. They are also absolutely essential to small town Americans. Often, the B&N is the only option - and it is precisely because they are a massive chain that they're able to survive.
On to the writing log -
This is an update from yesterday (Sunday). I'm working on the sample pages for my book proposal, and I finally revisited my introduction. I'm adapting it from a workbook that I wrote, which means that I need to greatly expand the introduction.
I'm hoping to write more today, since I got in the groove yesterday.
Duration: Two Hours
Wordcount: I ended up cutting almost as much as I wrote, so it doesn't really make sense to report
Notes for next time: Do some big picture thinking about how you want the book to start, and then rearrange what you already have. Do you want to start on a personal note? Do you want to leave yourself out of it a bit? Also, for the chapter exposing white supremacy, revisit your notes and research and figure out where you want to expand. Probably need to talk a bit more about how 19th Century European Romanticism played a role in fostering Nazism. Maybe that's a good place to start.
How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain To Hero
B&N used to be a maaaajor villain in the publishing industry, choking out smaller independent bookstores. But this article makes a really good case for the necessity of B&N in the industry. They are the biggest competitor to Amazon, and are one of the major ways that people discover new authors and books. They are also absolutely essential to small town Americans. Often, the B&N is the only option - and it is precisely because they are a massive chain that they're able to survive.
On to the writing log -
This is an update from yesterday (Sunday). I'm working on the sample pages for my book proposal, and I finally revisited my introduction. I'm adapting it from a workbook that I wrote, which means that I need to greatly expand the introduction.
I'm hoping to write more today, since I got in the groove yesterday.
Duration: Two Hours
Wordcount: I ended up cutting almost as much as I wrote, so it doesn't really make sense to report
Notes for next time: Do some big picture thinking about how you want the book to start, and then rearrange what you already have. Do you want to start on a personal note? Do you want to leave yourself out of it a bit? Also, for the chapter exposing white supremacy, revisit your notes and research and figure out where you want to expand. Probably need to talk a bit more about how 19th Century European Romanticism played a role in fostering Nazism. Maybe that's a good place to start.
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Date: 2022-04-18 06:53 pm (UTC)I mean, or the library, obviously, but that's a different story.
There's an indie bookstore farther away than B&N, and my city formerly had a used bookstore (COVID casualty), but there was so much dust (that woman never cleaned). Not to mention, content was solely dependent on what she could get in and her stock never rotated. When you've seen the same SFF novels for a decade, you kind of lose interest in the used bookstore.
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Date: 2022-04-18 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-18 11:45 pm (UTC)(We do, however, have an award-winning library system!)