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Writing a novel requires a lot of effort – like time, research, and creativity – and it’s probably not going to be a bestseller. Does it pay off? It’s not about the goal it’s about the journey.<\/h2>\n

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About when I started editing my poetry book<\/a> I thought about writing a fantasy\/adventure novel. In fact what I really wanted was to draw some creatures, characters and places but… let’s say I’m not very skilled at drawing. So I decided to write those pictures instead. Indeed, the quote that will open my book will be “He who cannot paint, paints with words”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Writing a book should have been one of Hercules’ labors<\/a><\/strong>, because it’s so hard! You need to use all your creativity to come up with a world, fill it with creatures, and act a story. For that you need to research and get inspired by art. Then you need to write and to do so you should read a lot to develop your writing<\/a>. And finally you need to edit your draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And all this effort for what? To create a pdf that half a dozen people will fully read? To print a book and let it collect dust, so one day your grandchildren find it and, hopefully, read it? Does it pay off? Is it worth it?<\/p>\n

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When you play a game, do you want to win or do you want to play it?<\/a> You want to win? Ok, you win, I lose, let’s go home. No? Oh, you want to play<\/em> it? Ok, then let’s play!
\n Jos\u00e9 Pedro Cobra<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s the main question: do you play a game to reach the end or to enjoy the time you spend playing it? Playing the game itself is much funnier than finishing it.<\/em> The game’s end is just the outcome of your “play time”.<\/p>\n

Finishing the book is just the outcome of the writing process. And the writing process is the real fun!<\/strong> Make it a party, challenge your friends to do the same and\/or meet new writers<\/a>. If you just want to boast about having a published book, just pick a theme and pay these guys<\/a> and they’ll do everything for you.<\/p>\n

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I barely finished my research and let me tell you, I’m already enjoying it! The drawing above was the result of my “30 Days of WorldBuilding”<\/a> during last summer.<\/strong> Boy, am I proud! Surely not as proud as Kevin Leung<\/a> (author of chronoline<\/a>) who got ahead of me and completed his NaNoWriMo last year. And like a proper geek he open-sourced the novel<\/em>… at github<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are you waiting for?<\/a><\/p>\n

[Update:<\/strong> I really started my novel at NaNoWriMo’14<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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