Kingmaker book thread (merged 89 times) - Page 10

Skybird · 02-03-08, 08:40 AM

Wish you success!

Tango589 · 02-03-08, 10:02 AM

WOO-HOO!!! Now I'm going to be really impatient waiting for my copy to arrive!!

stabiz · 02-03-08, 10:44 AM

Godspeed, Brag.

Brag · 02-03-08, 11:17 AM

Thanks for the support, guys. One really needs it at launch time

Respenus · 02-03-08, 01:05 PM

As a wanna be writer to a real one: Congratulations!

An OT question though. How long did it take you to write it? Just curious. Did you write a bit every day, once a week, did you have any BIG writing sessions? And if I may be so bold, what do you do for a living?

Well, I hope it sells well and that people will enjoy it!

Onkel Neal · 02-03-08, 01:55 PM

Congrats!!

Brag · 02-03-08, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Respenus

As a wanna be writer to a real one: Congratulations!

An OT question though. How long did it take you to write it? Just curious. Did you write a bit every day, once a week, did you have any BIG writing sessions? And if I may be so bold, what do you do for a living?

Well, I hope it sells well and that people will enjoy it!

Some years ago, I made a fair amount of money selling yachts and decided it was the moment to go into writing full time. Even though I did get an additional grant, this proved to be economically a disastrous decission. I had calculated that in 5 years I would have something published. Wrong! You can't come in with your first book and compete against the BIG boys in the thriller business (Ask Clancy). Finally, I gave up and went with a small press with ambitions.

While working on Kingmaker, I wrote for a minimum of 5 hours a day. It took me 4 months to write the first draft. Then, a virus attacked my computer and I didn't have Kingmaker backed up. So, it took me another 3 months to rewrite it. 9 Drafts later, I thought the book was ready to submit.

I did get a literary agent who wasted my time for 18 months wanting to sell a smaller book of mine to get me in the market. Finally, I fired him.

Light Sword picked me up about a year ago, and Kingmaker went through two full edits. So the book was revised 11 times. Total time from the moment I asked myself what would happen to a CIA agent who refused to modify a report to suit a political agenda to today is a little over five years.

I don't recmmend the writer's life to anyone. But, if you must write, never give up.

Respenus · 02-03-08, 04:03 PM

Thank you for your advice. We're not all built to work Balzac style (got the poor guy a hearth attack

).

I know what you mean about drafts. Even if I have to write short stories for English lessons (about 1-2 pages), I go over it a couple of times and if I made changes everytime I though they were needed,... Let's just say the thing would most probably get to around 3-4 if not more pages long. It's the time constraint that bothers me. Even though I have time Friday afternoons, I can't myself to write, as I know that it would take me about 1000 years just to make the first draft. The problem is, I have plenty of ideas in short drafts (talking about trilogies). Yeh I know, saying is one thing, writing it is another. But to be honest, my biggest problem is that I get my best ideas/chapters/characters/events/everything when I'm not thinking about school. I usually work out a nice chapter if I want to when I walk to school or before I go to bed. Too bad people would think I've gone crazy if I talked out loud on the streets

(So I mumble

)

Well, if I get the time, I'll be sure to pick a copy of your book next time I order something from Amazon.

I'm sure you've got another book hidden up your sleave

Best of luck!

Brag · 02-03-08, 04:33 PM

Respenus,
If you qrite one page a day, in one year, you'll have a 356 page novel.

stabiz · 02-03-08, 05:38 PM

365

Brag · 02-03-08, 05:55 PM

Grrrreat. Enjoy the read

Brag · 02-03-08, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

365

Aaaarrrgghh

Foghladh_mhara · 02-03-08, 06:46 PM

Brag, you're a shameless man!! This had better be a damn good read or you will be in for one hell of a rollicking

Brag · 02-03-08, 08:50 PM

Fogh, there are no neutral Irish ships in Kingmaker. You won't have any trouble reading it

TomcatMVD · 02-04-08, 08:42 AM

Hope it rocks man! All the best wishes!

P.s.: Anyone knows where can I get a pirate copy of it...?*

*:joke (just in case)

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Godspeed, Brag. __________________

02-03-08, 11:17 AM	#139
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the support, guys. One really needs it at launch time __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-03-08, 01:05 PM	#140
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As a wanna be writer to a real one: Congratulations! An OT question though. How long did it take you to write it? Just curious. Did you write a bit every day, once a week, did you have any BIG writing sessions? And if I may be so bold, what do you do for a living? Well, I hope it sells well and that people will enjoy it! __________________

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02-03-08, 04:03 PM	#143
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your advice. We're not all built to work Balzac style (got the poor guy a hearth attack ). I know what you mean about drafts. Even if I have to write short stories for English lessons (about 1-2 pages), I go over it a couple of times and if I made changes everytime I though they were needed,... Let's just say the thing would most probably get to around 3-4 if not more pages long. It's the time constraint that bothers me. Even though I have time Friday afternoons, I can't myself to write, as I know that it would take me about 1000 years just to make the first draft. The problem is, I have plenty of ideas in short drafts (talking about trilogies). Yeh I know, saying is one thing, writing it is another. But to be honest, my biggest problem is that I get my best ideas/chapters/characters/events/everything when I'm not thinking about school. I usually work out a nice chapter if I want to when I walk to school or before I go to bed. Too bad people would think I've gone crazy if I talked out loud on the streets (So I mumble ) Well, if I get the time, I'll be sure to pick a copy of your book next time I order something from Amazon. I'm sure you've got another book hidden up your sleave Best of luck! __________________

02-03-08, 04:33 PM	#144
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Respenus, If you qrite one page a day, in one year, you'll have a 356 page novel. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-03-08, 05:38 PM	#145
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	365 __________________

02-03-08, 05:55 PM	#146
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Grrrreat. Enjoy the read __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-03-08, 06:46 PM	#148
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Brag, you're a shameless man!! This had better be a damn good read or you will be in for one hell of a rollicking __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

02-03-08, 08:50 PM	#149
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Fogh, there are no neutral Irish ships in Kingmaker. You won't have any trouble reading it __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-04-08, 08:42 AM	#150
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Hope it rocks man! All the best wishes! P.s.: Anyone knows where can I get a pirate copy of it...?* *:joke (just in case) __________________