How to write your own first book - experiences and opinions?

[Fretum]

In the meantime, I have also had such phases in which I could only have written under pressure. But I think writer's block is quite normal. Since writing is my hobby and should be fun, I then allowed myself a break and read more.

I think you shouldn't put yourself under so much pressure. If it's a hobby, it should be fun. It's probably more beneficial if you enjoy it instead of forcing yourself to do it. That leaves you with a bad feeling. That's what you want to fight with hobbies. It should be an added value and not create additional problems.
A break is often good for you. After the break, you are motivated again and have more drive. You also have to have the courage to take a break. When you write you come back refreshed, when you do sports you are full of energy again,....

[schupp]

We know by now that there are different types of authors. And for each type of author, a different strategy works well. Some sit down with a good glass of wine and write only when they're inspired. Others are more disciplined and structured, setting aside a specific time each day to write, for example. I'm someone who needs a little pressure to function. I know that by now, and that's why I also make sure that I create framework conditions that work for me personally. As long as you don't get a bad feeling about it, I think that's perfectly fine.

You just have to be able to assess yourself and your own abilities and then draw the right conclusions. For example, I'm now very sure that I'll have my first book published by Novum Publishing and won't try the self-publishing route. That might work for many people, but it would probably cost me more money and time than going straight to an experienced service publisher.

[schupp]

I think comics are really cool, too, and I have a lot of fun with them as a reader. But I have to say that as a writer, I'm not really the type for that kind of creativity. But it's a good thing that you have so many different options to try out!

For the professional context, I couldn't imagine that in my case either. That would be kind of inappropriate. But I can well imagine that you can do great things with it in education!

And writing your own first comic book would be a whole other challenge. Then you'd have to look separately at how you could get such a book published. Most publishers specialize in certain genres.

[Fretum]

You do need a story for comics, but drawing is much more important. For me, it goes in a completely different direction. With comics, you tell the story with the help of pictures; with writing, you have to try to get these pictures into people's heads with the help of words.

[schupp]

That's true that in writing books, much more is left to the imagination of the reader. But I would also see it that classical authors and authors of comic books are different kinds of artists. Because the requirements are different. Whereas I'm sure that's kind of true for all authors.

And while an editor is indispensable when publishing a novel, that might play a smaller role when publishing comic books, because there's less text and a lot more pictures? In any case, you should make sure that you find a publisher who is also familiar with this genre.