Hello again,
Here I am, a week on and I am already starting to wonder if I have what it takes. Even more so now that we have had a rather steep learning curve about the publishing industry. They did warn us that it would be in January when we would start to question our abilities, I always did like to be ahead of the pack! Although I am sure I'm not the only one having doubts, the talk around the table is usually about how we can fit everything in. It feels rather like we have been thrown in the deep end and told to swim to the other end, but as one lecturer has already said, "It is an MA course and it could be a lot harder.' I think it is just a case of getting used to it.
It is interesting stuff though, and it is good to be challenged in a supportive environment, the feedback so far has been encouraging. The hardest thing to accommodate really is writing different forms that are not particularly my preferred format. Our first week was straight into radio plays - never on my radar and never likely to be so that was a bit difficult but it was a fun exercise and it was brilliant for breaking the ice.
This week we were lucky to have a guest speaker who has the inside story on Apps - the new format that is taking the world over. He also explained how ebooks were a simple, accessible format for all authors to get their work out to a wide, world wide, audience, very interesting and a lot of food for thought.
So I'm Ok, feeling good about what I've done so far, and optimistic about being able to get into print, whether electronic or hard copy. Next is how to make some money from it.
That's all for now.
Suze
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