On being prolific at 52 Novels

On being prolific

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A couple of things I noticed yesterday around the Intarwebs:

First, Lynn Viehl of Paperback Writer posted her Novel Notebook template… including what a completed version looks like. In a nutshell, the book serves as her novel-writing blueprint and covers everything from cover art concepts to deep, deep character maps. She even gives her characters a birthday.

Girl knows what she’s doing, too. If you’re one of the three people who’ve never heard of her, she’s written thirty-eight novels in five genres over the last eight years. And she cracked the NYT in 2007. Plus, Lynn’s one of the most generous writers you’ll find anywhere on the Web.¹ Download The Novel Notebook for free.

Second, Sarah Weinman dropped a snippet about Japanese crime novelist Jiro Akagawa, who just published his five hundredth novel. Yes. That’s a five followed by two zeros. 500. Like the famous race in Indiana.

So, Lynn Viehl writes five books a year. Jiro Akagawa writes sixteen a year.

The question I have is, “The fuck you waiting for?”²

Tags: downloads, Jiro Akagawa, Lynn Viehl, Sarah Weinman

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Which isn’t saying other writers aren’t generous. It’s just that Lynn’s in the top five… easy. [⇑]
And by “you” I mean me. And you. [⇑]

This nonsense has incited 8 scathing remarks

Rob @ 52 Novels rush-jobbed this
on March 19th, 2008 sometime around 6:17 am

Slapped with a downloads, Jiro Akagawa, Lynn Viehl, Sarah Weinman tag and crammed in the On writers, On writing category.

8 reactions to "On being prolific"

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I’m such a loser!

Lisa Kenney

Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am
FABuLOUS link. Maybe you’re not writing as much as you should but I appreciate the fact you have time to promote such great writing links/tips!

Bravo to you and Ms. Viehl

Madison Mcgraw

Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Thanks for this info! 500! WOW.

Megan

Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Um. 1 down. 499 to go. *sigh*

Jamie Ford

Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
@Lisa: Far from true. Any thoughts about joining the group? Offer’s still open.

@Madison: I’m glad you liked it.

@Megan: You’re welcome.

@Jamie: You better get cracking, Ford! Slacker.

Rob @ 52 Novels

Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Yes, absolutely. When does it start…can you email me the details? Thanks for inviting me!

Lisa Kenney

Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
@Lisa: Yes… I plan on contacting everyone this weekend to set up a first get together. Look for it soon.

Rob @ 52 Novels

Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 am
Georges Simenon and John Creasey also cracked the 500 mark. But that was back in the days of amphetamines.

I once saw a photo of Simenon’s books laid out on the floor of an empty house. Amazing.

David I

Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 6:32 pm