This was posted on Galley Cat on November 2,2012 by Jason Boog. . It is wonderful advice for the new writer. When you have an offer on a first book it is only the beginning of what you hope will be a long and lucrative writing career. For many people it is an end in itself. Some fortunate people are very successful with their first books. But writing is a process and the career of writing requires some dues paying. On our site Writer Entrepreneur www.theWENet.ning.com we teach you the business of writing. However, we never want to forget the passion and love you have for the writing itself.
It is too easy for first-time writers to obsess over book deals. Back in 1972, the great author Kurt Vonnegut cautioned one young writer against seeking an advance before finishing his book–sharing important advice that all aspiring authors.
Vonnegut advised his son (author Mark Vonnegut) “to carry on without an advance” while working on his first book. You can read the complete letter he wrote to his son in the new Kurt Vonnegut: Letters collection, but we’ve posted an excerpt below: CLICK HERE
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