Oct
17
Writing a Beach Guide
Filed Under Travel
One of the perks of being a writer is that I have the opportunity to pursue interests that a normal job wouldn’t allow. Basically, my editor has given me creative freedom to pursue my interests, and provided that my work is good, they don’t mind sending me a paycheck.
So, when I approached them just fourteen months ago about writing a beach guide, they didn’t hesitate at all – they loved the idea. In fact, they had been looking at increasing the number of books they had relating to coastal activities since the ones they had on the shelves were outdated. They told me that I had eighteen months to come up with a guide and they wanted to have it published within two years.
I knew that the task wasn’t going to be easy, and I “would have to” visit some beaches around the world, but I thought that I was up to the challenge. Most of the research was going to be done at home anyway, but the work was also going to open things up a bit for traveling and having the opportunity to write it off thanks to my need to do business research.
Now, after fourteen months, the book is just about complete a full four months ahead of schedule. I have had a wonderful time putting it together, and I hope that when it is one the shelves, the readers love it too.
But now that this project is just about done, what do you think I should do for the next one?
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