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Hi I'm J A Brown, it's not really the name on my birth certificate, but it's my pen name (and my actual surname). Ok, so about me, I'm 23 and have been writing stories for the children's/young adult market for several years. Unfortunately I'm what people call an unpublished writer, which is true. I maybe unpublished, but I don't plan on staying that way forever. Everyday, I spend hours writing, editing and generally trying to do something. With a list of titles as long as my arm, some days are better than others. So I made this blog, actually I made it a few months ago and completely forgot about it.

So that's it and this is me. I hope you enjoy this,
J

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Sending..........................

Update: The Odd Bodz!

This time last year, I decided to start preparing the book for the publishers. With the editing, lengthening, synopsis and enquiry letter completed within the year, I am sending off this week.  Sunday to be precise.

So many things have got in my way this year, from noisy neighbours, to family accidents and a death, I've had enough. I'm not letting anything stand in my way. On Sunday I will post again, when I have emailed it off. Then I'll post the reply, but whether good or bad, you'll hear about it first.

And if it's bad, then what? I take their advice if they give me any, and I send it off to another one.  It's taken me well over ten years to get this far and whatever happens, I won't give up.

We are the writers, my friend, and we'll keep on writing till the end.

Wish me luck guys as I prepare for the next step in my publishing journey.....

Still Editing.....

Last year when I thought about editing my novel, I could have screamed! It's over 111,000 words long and I knew I had to trim the word count.

Almost a whole year later, I'm still editing the flaming thing as I attempt to reduce my word count and I still haven't finished typing it up!

I'm now on chapter 13 and only have three more chapters to type up. My challenge: finish typing by the end of the year. Do you think I'll do it? I sodding hope I do. New year new challenge, maybe finish editing the remaining 10 chapters. Well only time will tell if I can achieve my goal.

How many books do I need to write?

I wrote my first story aged 12/13, and am currently improving it ready to be sent to a literary agent while I wait, rather impatiently for my illustrator to finish the drawings. Yes I have concidered sacking her, but I can't afford anyone else and I'm not sure how easy it would be to find someone wiling to work for free.

During my time as a writer, I must have written (started), over ten stories. My problem is I just can't stop thinking of ideas!

A few months ago I started a new story, the other day, I started another one. See my problem?

Out of all the books I have written, I believe only three I have finished writing. Included in the rather small figure, the two books I am still editing.

I feel slightly alone with my problem and would love to know if any of you suffer from, let's call it can't-stop-writingitis. You never know, one day it might be recognised as medical condition, something I doubt it is, but you never know.