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RegisterPosted by: kalico
« on: August 22, 2021, 03:16:49 pm »woohoo congrats thats awsome news jack
hugs kal
hugs kal
Posted by: Kittykat
« on: July 06, 2021, 03:05:08 am »Congratulations!
Posted by: mahoover
« on: June 14, 2021, 08:21:49 am »Adding my congratulations to everyone else's.
Having read your short stories I have long thought you could write a great novel. I hope that it is available to purchase (and read
) soon.
Having read your short stories I have long thought you could write a great novel. I hope that it is available to purchase (and read
) soon.Posted by: Zyngaru
« on: June 12, 2021, 05:44:47 am »Hey Jack. I want to add my congratulations on a feat well done.
To bae able to commit to something that time consuming and focused without giving up and moving on to other things is a wonder. I know I can't do that. So my hats off to you. I hope a number of publishers latch on to your story so that you get to pick and chose where you want it to go. It's your baby and you should be able to send it off into the world the way you want it to go.
Best of luck for it's future.
Z
To bae able to commit to something that time consuming and focused without giving up and moving on to other things is a wonder. I know I can't do that. So my hats off to you. I hope a number of publishers latch on to your story so that you get to pick and chose where you want it to go. It's your baby and you should be able to send it off into the world the way you want it to go.
Best of luck for it's future.
Z
Posted by: Jack
« on: June 11, 2021, 05:06:54 pm »Congratulations on your achievement, Jack.
Writing a novel of that length is definitely time consuming and I hope the effort is rewarded.
A few years back I did write a story that ended up being just over 160,000 words spread across 34 chapters. It was written and posted online on an almost weekly basis. Like yours it isn't spanky, but gay teen. After that I decided to stick to shorter stories in future!
I don't know what emoti to use for 'wow', but WOW! I thought hitting 100k was hard enough.
And much thanks to all of you for your good wishes. I'm writing querry letters to agents now, and I swear, writing a synopsis is harder than writing the novel was.
Posted by: Adric
« on: June 11, 2021, 10:03:22 am »Congratulations Jack, and wishing you "Much Success" as well. (I need to remember that - sounds better to me than "Good Luck".)
Posted by: ivor
« on: June 11, 2021, 04:07:13 am »Congratulations on your achievement, Jack.
Writing a novel of that length is definitely time consuming and I hope the effort is rewarded.
A few years back I did write a story that ended up being just over 160,000 words spread across 34 chapters. It was written and posted online on an almost weekly basis. Like yours it isn't spanky, but gay teen. After that I decided to stick to shorter stories in future!
Writing a novel of that length is definitely time consuming and I hope the effort is rewarded.
A few years back I did write a story that ended up being just over 160,000 words spread across 34 chapters. It was written and posted online on an almost weekly basis. Like yours it isn't spanky, but gay teen. After that I decided to stick to shorter stories in future!
Posted by: David M. Katz
« on: June 10, 2021, 10:23:51 pm »A really great accomplishment! You have every reason to be proud.
Best of luck on finding an agent.
Best of luck on finding an agent.
Posted by: Lia
« on: June 10, 2021, 09:40:00 pm »Congratulations! That is an awesome accomplishment. You are an incredible writer.
Posted by: Jack
« on: June 10, 2021, 09:01:56 am »Tusen takk! (A thousand thanks) to everyone for the well wishes.
The novel takes place over a four month period, 18 Oct to 18 Feb, and Sieger is 16 for that entire time.
And yes, self-publishing is always a possibility, but I will try the traditional route first.
I would be happy to be among your first customers if it gets published. How old is your main character?
The novel takes place over a four month period, 18 Oct to 18 Feb, and Sieger is 16 for that entire time.
And yes, self-publishing is always a possibility, but I will try the traditional route first.
Posted by: afinch
« on: June 10, 2021, 08:05:28 am » Congratulations. Wishing you much success in finding a publisher. Can't wait to read it.
Posted by: No Way Out
« on: June 10, 2021, 07:38:33 am »Congratulations!
In German I would wish you "Much success" rather than "Good luck" for getting it published, but I don't really know the equivalent in English. Whatever, just know I'm wishing you well for your book!
In German I would wish you "Much success" rather than "Good luck" for getting it published, but I don't really know the equivalent in English. Whatever, just know I'm wishing you well for your book!
Posted by: db105
« on: June 10, 2021, 06:01:26 am »Wow! Congratulations. Writing a novel is a great achievement in itself. I wish you much luck finding an agent. It sounds like an interesting story. I would be happy to be among your first customers if it gets published. How old is your main character?
If you do not find a publisher you could always self-publish, although I understand it's difficult to get noticed among so many books being self-published.
If you do not find a publisher you could always self-publish, although I understand it's difficult to get noticed among so many books being self-published.
Posted by: Jack
« on: June 10, 2021, 04:18:34 am »This is off topic, but I'm really proud of it and had to announce it. I have just finished writing my first actual novel, and will soon be sending it off in search of an agent.
It is 100,000 words, which is a bit long for a YA novel, but we'll see.
I describe the novel as such:
Sieger Carlsen is an American-Norwegian dual citizen, who has lived his entire life in Europe, mostly in Oslo, Norway, where he attends a top school, is popular, and has a wonderful boyfriend. When his parents die, he's forced to live with his only relatives in Texas. All Sieger wants to do is keep his head down and avoid trouble, until he can turn 18, graduate high school, and move back home. Fate has other ideas.
No, this is not a spanking story (though isn't that a great idea for one?).
There are actually a lot of agents looking for books with LGBT+ protagonists these days, so maybe I'll get lucky. After all, I do have a lot of writing experience behind me, and a lot of help from a lot of people giving me strong feedback and helping me polish my skills.
I should definitely say thank you to Brit, who helped me polish the original idea, gave me feedback when I needed to work out ideas, and has just been supportive. Thanks to Adric for much the same things, as well as for being an excellent editor. Finally, thanks to MMSA writer JCW who is Norwegian, and has read the story and given me excellent advice on the language and the country, as well as letting me know when I got things wrong.
Thanks for letting me brag. i was just too happy and proud to keep this in.
It is 100,000 words, which is a bit long for a YA novel, but we'll see.
I describe the novel as such:
Sieger Carlsen is an American-Norwegian dual citizen, who has lived his entire life in Europe, mostly in Oslo, Norway, where he attends a top school, is popular, and has a wonderful boyfriend. When his parents die, he's forced to live with his only relatives in Texas. All Sieger wants to do is keep his head down and avoid trouble, until he can turn 18, graduate high school, and move back home. Fate has other ideas.
No, this is not a spanking story (though isn't that a great idea for one?).
There are actually a lot of agents looking for books with LGBT+ protagonists these days, so maybe I'll get lucky. After all, I do have a lot of writing experience behind me, and a lot of help from a lot of people giving me strong feedback and helping me polish my skills.
I should definitely say thank you to Brit, who helped me polish the original idea, gave me feedback when I needed to work out ideas, and has just been supportive. Thanks to Adric for much the same things, as well as for being an excellent editor. Finally, thanks to MMSA writer JCW who is Norwegian, and has read the story and given me excellent advice on the language and the country, as well as letting me know when I got things wrong.
Thanks for letting me brag. i was just too happy and proud to keep this in.