tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post6796266436928667547..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Second Book SyndromeCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-79796149589287790732017-04-15T09:54:13.527+01:002017-04-15T09:54:13.527+01:00That is true, soldiering on is a particular talent...That is true, soldiering on is a particular talent we all need!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28182299599358683342017-04-15T09:53:40.169+01:002017-04-15T09:53:40.169+01:00yes we can!yes we can!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-24547411258459460052017-04-15T09:53:11.600+01:002017-04-15T09:53:11.600+01:00Sounds like this is all good though Maureen!Sounds like this is all good though Maureen!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-31310536971611599932017-04-15T09:52:36.706+01:002017-04-15T09:52:36.706+01:00See! See! Exactly this!See! See! Exactly this!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-32707857149348253272017-04-14T17:40:01.017+01:002017-04-14T17:40:01.017+01:00Ack! I am sure there's some triteness about th...Ack! I am sure there's some triteness about the dark before the dawn and how nothing is wasted and all that. I think that what you have in spades is the ability to soldier on until it comes right. I feel your pain in a different way with my second picture book!!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-37844635188806025762017-04-14T14:47:31.877+01:002017-04-14T14:47:31.877+01:00Reading all this, I'm so relieved I had a comp...Reading all this, I'm so relieved I had a complete first draft of Book 2 before I even secured a contract for Destiny's Rebel. But then I'm writing a trilogy, so I've completed Book 3 before Book 2 comes out. My publisher is relaxed about deadlines, saying we'll publish each book when it's ready. But I know what everyone means about the difference of writing for definite publication, rather than just for ourselves. Keep going, everyone, we can do it! :-)Philip S Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309352158459853854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-22121094819432982432017-04-14T13:17:53.350+01:002017-04-14T13:17:53.350+01:00I had my second book of the Toadspit Towers series...I had my second book of the Toadspit Towers series plotted but then we changed the ending of book 1 and so the set up was wrong for bk 2. So I plotted a new bk 2 and then realised that it made a better bk 3! Am currently plotting a new bk 2 whilst editing bk 1. I'm sure it'll all work out in the end. But the clock is ticking towards deadlines for all!Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-26516963573027050922017-04-14T12:28:25.366+01:002017-04-14T12:28:25.366+01:00I have a sneaking suspicion that writing a book is...I have a sneaking suspicion that writing a book is ALWAYS hard. Sorry I wasn't able to contribute. I am in the last throes of writing my third book and was in too much pain to construct more words.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-75152299441740407152017-04-14T09:53:11.186+01:002017-04-14T09:53:11.186+01:00Glad I'm sharing the journey with some awesome...Glad I'm sharing the journey with some awesome pals xKathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-68426174905996669422017-04-14T09:07:20.151+01:002017-04-14T09:07:20.151+01:00It's the 'more of the same, but different&...It's the 'more of the same, but different', that I've been struggling with. Knowing your USP/brand but also exploring different ideas and themes. It has been tough.Patrice Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838844968047525058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-1606239423134867012017-04-14T08:38:39.503+01:002017-04-14T08:38:39.503+01:00Great piece Kathy and DON'T WORRY... You'l...Great piece Kathy and DON'T WORRY... You'll be fine! !!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-63100990044255289112017-04-14T08:38:28.643+01:002017-04-14T08:38:28.643+01:00Great piece Kathy and DON'T WORRY... You'l...Great piece Kathy and DON'T WORRY... You'll be fine! !!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-77989370786877236982017-04-14T08:38:10.889+01:002017-04-14T08:38:10.889+01:00Perhaps you're right - it's hard to let th...Perhaps you're right - it's hard to let that go though isn't it? Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-6707483141739588152017-04-14T08:37:33.173+01:002017-04-14T08:37:33.173+01:00I'm completely rewriting mine - completely!I'm completely rewriting mine - completely!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89332019373268868282017-04-14T07:55:34.199+01:002017-04-14T07:55:34.199+01:00I think Cath Pickles has the best comment. The urg...I think Cath Pickles has the best comment. The urge to write in the first place grows out of a desire to put something of ourselves down on paper. Second Book Syndrome grows out of a desire to be published AGAIN. The two aren't compatible. The 'self' has been set/pushed aside. 'Thought' has taken over.<br /><br />I'm currently having trouble on a follow up to a book that was a modest success. And I've just realised why: I've been trying to make it like its predecessor. It isn't. Maybe the Second Book does have to be better. Okay. But the only way it'll stand a chance of being that is if I let the self that wants to write take charge.Nick Garlickhttp://www.nickgarlick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-32886840351013426242017-04-14T07:45:56.477+01:002017-04-14T07:45:56.477+01:00Very reassuring to hear about so many journeys thr...Very reassuring to hear about so many journeys through Book 2, Kathy. Good luck with yours. I'm definitely facing the more-only-different versus something-entirely-new syndrome at the moment. At 10k into the YA romance which I promised my agent, the subconscious suddenly threw up plots for two entirely different novels, plus a bunch of short story ideas. I suspect it's yet another form of procrastination, but having a play around with them anyway. Rowena Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548957772863528477noreply@blogger.com