How would you answer that question, fellow writers? Are you in it for the money (ha!), the fame (double-ha!), your name on the book cover?
I shared my 'Made It Moment' with Jenny Milchman, and it wasn't about any of those things... Check it out here.
What's yours?
News from middle-grade mystery author Fleur Bradley. Also, book reviews and cat pictures...
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April 2022 News (or: on reading slumps and lots of editing...)
April snuck up on me like a thief in the night! I’ve been so busy writing, editing, and coming up with ideas for Daybreak on Raven Island...
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I'm always a bit gobsmacked when someone actually pays me for something I've written.
ReplyDeleteI'll let you know when it happens.
ReplyDeleteI really like your "Made It" moment, Fleur. While we may say "I'll know I made it when I'm a Jeopardy! question" or "When Russell Crowe is starring in the film version" the truth is that made-it moments will surprise you. It'll be some business-as-usual moment and you're like: Whoa. I'm an author.
ReplyDeleteGetting paid is nice too :-) And you're right, Jenny: it's those unexpected moments that do it.
ReplyDeleteHasn't happened yet. I'll let you know. Whoops, see even that wasn't original!
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