![]() Like that teen, I have been told many times that it's best to temper expectations so I won't be disappointed. I'd already moved on to the next set of dreams for the next book. In reality, it sold a few thousand copies (over many years) and was not adapted into any other medium. ![]() You know, after it had already sold eleventy billion copies. I hoped that my first book, a scholarly tome that was once my PhD thesis, would be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster. I used to be embarrassed by my grandiose dreams for all my books. You may not write a whole novel but why not go in expecting that you will? Heck, why not start this brand new novel expecting that you're going to write a work of genius? A bestseller? A book that wins a Pulitzer? Are you a fast writer or slow? Can you write for six hours at a time or only one? So what? Part of what you're doing is learning what you're capable of. Look, sure, not all Wrimos write a novel in a month. Why don't you keep your expectations low and aim to write three chapters? That way you won't be disappointed.” "Don't be ridonkulous! That's not going to happen. "A novel in a month?" their parents said. ![]() I recently saw a teen on Twitter bemoaning the lack of support they were getting from their parents. ![]() You are going to write a novel! How cool is that? Very. You are about to undertake a mighty adventure. ![]()
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