What is The End for You? by Kelly Lynn
Hello there!
Ms. Bennett is off taking care of a new little human
(CONGRATS MY DEAR!) and has asked a few of us to help her with the month of
September. So here I am.
Who am I? Kelley Lynn a Young Adult author who’s usual home
is my blog which you can find here.
I do like visiting places and making new friends though so I’m PUMPED J.A.
allowed me to come for a visit.
What should we talk about? How about… THE END.
J.A. Bennett has a fantastic blog, all about the Writer’s
Journey. As I fly around the blogosphere I realize every writer has a different
journey and a different goal.
Some of our friends are looking forward to typing ‘the end’
on a book, to look at those wonderful two words and say, “I did it! I finished
a book!” The idea that we determined we would write a book and followed it
through to completion puts a huge smile on our face.
Some of us need to see our work in print, whether hard copy
or ebook. Perhaps we don’t need an agent or a publisher’s approval. We know our
work is good and as long as others read it (anywhere from a few to many) that
is enough for us. Self-publishing it is!
Then there are those of us who need validation from another
source, maybe it’s a small publisher or an agent that says, “Yes, this book is
good. I/We can work with this.” We sift through rejection after rejection
waiting for just one person to utter these words, determined this is the only
way our book will see the shelves.
Each journey is unique. Each goal is beautiful. Not one of
them is better or worse, harder or easier. The goal can only be determined by
one person: ourselves.
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And the goal might change. This is what happened to me. My
original goal was to find an agent. That would be the confirmation my work was
good enough. But then I found a small publisher that got my work. That
wanted to put their name behind it and I was beyond thrilled. I adjusted my
goal, and am completely happy with the outcome.
So what is your goal?
What is at the end of your journey? Where will you be when you ride off into
the sunset knowing you accomplished what you set out to do?
Comments
My goal was simply for people to read my work, which is why I self-published.
My next goal is to possibly attempt submitting to a small publisher, and see how that goes!
Recently, I typed, "The end." That was for ending the writing of my book. When I first started my book, I had envisioned a different end. I thought I would have an agent and a publisher working with me.
After "getting a reality check," my end is self-publishing and I am happy with my decision.
this journey never ends! as long as my idea file keeps growing and life stays interesting! it's all about the journey for me!
Great post, Kelley!
Where do I want to be? Writing. That's it. I always want to be writing and becoming a better writer.
And I'm like Elizabeth. I'm not sure 'The End' will ever be good enough.
But we shall see!
Thanks everyone so much for your comments and thanks J.A. for having me! :)
The end for me? Ha...probably when I get a few books published and realize that I could probably make more money becoming a professional golfer! :)
Loved reading about your processes!
Nas
Gotta keep going outside our comfort zones!
This is the second time this morning I wrote that answer. Another blog was talking about our writerly dreams.
I think it's great we're all so different... it's why none of us should ever judge... we're all on our own journey, doing our best, and I think that it's so neat we can support each other regardless of where we "are" in the writing game. ;)
And oh my gosh, I didn't know baby Bennett has already made his appearance! Congrats, Jen!!! <3
And BIG CONGRATS to JA for her new bundle!!