Writing a novel – Page 42 – Marie Alice Writes & Reads

Diary of a writing project. Day 52: On taking a day off

Word count goal for this week: 47 500 words
Word count today: 32 474 words

Nothing is going to happen today.

I’m taking a brake from today’s schedule writing time.

Actually, I will take that time to do nothing.
No brainstorming, no researching, no stressing about my deadline.
And, most importantly, no screen time.

Why? Because I need to do something to get rid of the creeping stress, my old nemesis.

And because of a book.

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Writing a novel: Am I too old to write a YA novel?

I am now a 35 to 44 years old aspiring author. I still write Middle-Grade and Young Adult novels, with even more passion and a bit more knowledge.
But sometimes, more often than I care to admit, sometimes, I feel… well… concerned about my group age, from a marketing point of view.

No.

Have a good day!

If only it was that simple, right?

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Writing a novel: Bestsellers

Nope, not a post on how to write bestsellers!

That post is about:

trying to define what is a bestseller, and
what is the difference between a bestseller and a novel that sells well?

I hope it can help clarify the idea and give a little positive boost to the writers who needs it (including your’s truly).

Fair warning, I’m going a bit academic on this particular topic, which I studied in university (there’s no college in my francophone bubble; we go from elementary school, to high school, to Cegep, to University and to being broke for twenty years).

So, get comfy !

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