If you aren't aware already, I have been working on my first book over the past year. Every night I pour a little more time and energy into the manuscript. So far it is progressing well. My goal is to have this book published. Not self-published, but actually published by a publisher. I've self-published before and I might do so again, but I want to test the waters in the publishing industry. I want to put the name of a publisher on my resume.
With that in mind, I've decided to make every Friday "Book Update Day". Every Friday I will give an update as to where I am in the writing/editing/publishing process - at least as far as I can say.
Book Status:
Finishing the second draft - currently on page 120 of the re-write.
Pages: 137 - 11 font, Calibri
Word Count: 61,575
Next: Working through the text has made me realize I need to re-write the intro and Chapter 1. I need to work on the "how did we get here?" part of the story.
Meanwhile, a few writing links that have motivated me this week:
The Secrets of How To Write Short (Time.com)
The Evolution of the Hot Take: A Brief History of Bad Sports Writing (Pacific Standard)
