Datta Groover - Author

Winner of 23 literary awards. Professional member SFWA, Authors Guild, NSA.
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We are two days into our writing retreat. Most people who start a book never finish the first draft. This group will have theirs done by the end of the week. Not magic, just focus.

Why this matters:
https://t.co/PYPwyAZLx0

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Four years into my manuscript. Not because it wasn't good enough. Because I wanted it to matter.
https://t.co/d4BrVdhJq0

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@ThomasCosentin6 Welcome to the Writers-Who-Spoil-Their-Fur-Babies club!

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@Lynnette_Novak @pippawestauthor Well said, Lynnette!

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@ChrisC_Writes Quieter is always better. I love music . . . but hate it when I'm writing.

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@MadelynKnecht True!

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@markemusgames Every day, I wake up (early), meditate, then write for 2-3 hours. Saturdays, I may get as many as 8 hours in. It's my writing focus time.

Nothing else would work for me. I'm too easily distracted.

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@ThebookishC Performing live music, but it's secondary to my love for writing:
https://t.co/eAzOwdUWOO

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@AuthorTRobare @scriblotta What Timothy said!

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@DNicholsAuthor Definitely a good sign!

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@justcastellon Try Substack, Justine. You can put links to it here, and there are no algorithms.
It's been working well for me, and I like it more than any other platform.

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My first two books won 23 awards. The third was ready to be published. I said no, you have to wait.

Here's why:
https://t.co/bPOHd5WRHl

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Aha! So you're the one who raised the bar for the rest of us. 😉

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@klhicks912 My big surprise was how many people wrote (and in some cases told) me that I kept them up until the wee hours.

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I just spent almost another full year on a book that was already good enough to send out.

The day before yesterday, it went to my editor.

“Good enough” was never the goal.
https://t.co/VCQ8ympQ0m

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@MLA_Matthew Nice!

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@KathleenLiReads I'd love to see a link to some of your audiobook samples, @KathleenLiReads

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@WBelle1954 @KT_Carlisle Exactly right, Wendy.

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@BrianPulis @ThomasCosentin6 I've seen that too, Brian.

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@BrianPulis I feel ya!
. . . and sometimes self-publishing is just a better way to go. Be ready to put a LOT of time, energy, and $$$ into marketing.