Tuesday 16 June 2009

YOU ARE NOT READY - TRUST ME

I have surfaced from the Deathwatch Dash, briefly, before dashing to London tomorrow. Actually, despite my not really being here very much, I have a post half-done for you. Can't remember for the life of me what it's about. But anyway it doesn't matter because here is a very apt post from someone else in the meantime during (any Life of Brian fans will recognise that incongruous phrase ...). Agent Rachelle Gardner (no, not a member of the CIA - or maybe she is? Who knows? Or who would say?) says it absolutely all in this post.

See, really you don't need my whatever-it-was post: because you need to make your book better before you do anything with it. It's such an annoying message, isn't it? Because you think your work is good enough: it's not. I know. I am psychic. It's all this dashing about, gives me extra powers.

Even if you are good enough, think how much better you could be with some more honing. So, get honing.

The biggest mistake of unpublished authors is not being good enough within the genre in which they are writing. Despite the fact that lots of crap is published. But not by any reader of this blog, please.

I wore my turquoise boots yesterday, you'll be glad to know. And I can prove it.

5 comments:

Kelly H-Y said...

The boots look great!

Nancy Coffelt said...

Wow.

You had me at turquoise boots.

I wish I had been able to read your blog earlier in my career.
Would have been spared some embarrassing moments...

Donna Hosie said...

I'm sure you know this already, Nicola, but you are the top news story over on the Book Brunch site right now. Congratulations on a magnificent effort.

Nicola Morgan said...

Donna - I didn't, but i do now! Thank you!

Kelly and Nancy - boots are the answer everything

behlerblog said...

Nicola. I want your boots. Now. I have the perfect jewelery for them. I wish I lived where the weather warranted boots...