tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post5253153872540820216..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: What Next?Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-37847534311140142552009-07-17T07:31:20.632+07:002009-07-17T07:31:20.632+07:00Thanks for the advice, Matt. Sigh. I'm so afra...Thanks for the advice, Matt. Sigh. I'm so afraid you're right. Maybe Natalie's right and I do need to let go...<br /><br />Well, I've still got some putting off to do. I'm going to write one more short story, and then probably have revisions to do on the first.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-76326926512622779292009-07-17T03:20:12.889+07:002009-07-17T03:20:12.889+07:00Don't write the sequel. Go with something new ...Don't write the sequel. Go with something new and different. <br /><br />Best of luck.Hepiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454133938753758390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-17768486336588913942009-07-16T22:38:07.642+07:002009-07-16T22:38:07.642+07:00I personally think, for sequels, it's safer to...I personally think, for sequels, it's safer to think it will "never" be published than to think it might. It's just more realistic when you don't have an agent. <br /><br />At least that's how I'm dealing with mine. As in, I'm not writing them until I have an agent. <br /><br />Of course, Hagai is pretty cool, so it's not like I would be complaining if I got to read more.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-18396050892862394002009-07-16T22:11:17.540+07:002009-07-16T22:11:17.540+07:00Thanks, Natalie. It's a depressing line of tho...Thanks, Natalie. It's a depressing line of thought, so I expect no less from the comments :-)<br /><br />The sequel is because the story's not done. Air Pirates 1 is written such that it can stand alone (I think), but there are questions I want to answer, and whole characters that haven't even been introduced yet. So it's not a reluctance, it's a plan. That much, at least, I'm sure of.<br /><br />And I can totally accept that it <i>might</i> never be published. But I'm not sure if I'll be able to persevere on something I <i>know</i> won't be published. But I guess we never know, do we?Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-39991905270351064892009-07-16T21:44:24.817+07:002009-07-16T21:44:24.817+07:00Having written a sequel to a book that may never b...Having written a sequel to a book that may never be published (more like probably)...I have a few things to say.<br /><br />First, you have to accept that the novel just might be "practice." It really might not ever be published. Even if you make it "stand alone." That can be okay. I really did learn a lot from the sequel I wrote. <br /><br />Second, think about why you want to write the sequel. Is it because you don't want to leave the world yet? Are you comfortable with your characters and reluctant to get to know new ones? That was my reason. I was very attached, didn't think my next idea would be as good. (Except that it was, and I shouldn't have worried.)<br /><br />Third, if you don't see success with Air Pirates, I can tell you right now having two books makes that disappointment hurt more. I spent more time with those characters...I'm that much more attached to them. And no one else cares.<br /><br />Totally depressing comment, sorry, but just make sure you're prepared for the mental consequences. You can always make notes and write a sequel later...I have like 5 planned that I refuse to touch until something happens.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.com