#NaNoWriMo to Novel

The road is long for those doing NaNoWriMo with the intention to publish a novel one day. First, while 50k is a great start, most novels are twice as long for fantasy or sci-fi, and at least another third for many other genres. Then there's editing. Plus pitches, query letters, synopsis, or all the work that comes with indie publishing. There are several great debut author groups out there to get support during that first publication year. 

Here's the hard truth. Many writers will drop out of NaNoWriMo, give up, in the first few days. Some will quit at the editing stage. Many will throw in the towel during the query stage. 

Then there's the small group who will give up at the "finish line." For one reason or another, the book stops just before release. The author doesn't debut. It's rare, but it happens. 

I hope you'll beat all those odds, dear Operation Awesome reader. I hope you'll get your book out there, and contact me for your debut interview. 

Today's scheduled author is in the small group. Thus, there is no spotlight this week. 

I'm working on my NaNoWriMo project. If you are too, and would like to be buddies, here's my link.

https://nanowrimo.org/participants/j-lenni-dorner