Group Projects
Here we are at Tuesday again. Can we pretend this got posted on Tuesday? I fell behind yesterday and forgot to go back to proof this post. I need to plan better. LOL.
Yesterday’s idea originated when I visited one of my Facebook groups. This group came together months ago. We’re authors who write in a variety of genres. We’re self-published, hybrid published, and traditionally published. We write with different heat levels from sweet to spicy hot. Why am I telling you this? Well, because there are over one hundred of us taking part in a group project. Sorry for being vague, but we aren’t saying a lot about this project yet.
My point for using Group Projects for my title and inspiration for my muse is because working on a project with a group can be fun and beneficial. (And maybe a little stressful.) Think of the exposure a group of authors can provide. For my November release, imagine the promotion with this large group of over one hundred. I’m looking forward to publishing this book. No, I’m down-right excited! ❤
It’s inspirational and exciting when a member will post a cover image of their book, or tell us they finished their book. You know they’re champing at the bit to release it. They inspire me to have my cover made.
When this project came into existence, it inspired me to breathe life into a book I had started many years ago in a different genre than what I write now. However, nothing is the same except the hero’s name. LOL. The original idea sits back and waits for me to, one day, use that storyline.
I’d like to take part in more group projects because of their inspiration and encouragement.
Multi-author anthologies and boxed sets usually entail writing shorter stories, and we all know I struggle with finding the time to pull away from a current work in progress, and writing short. This project allows us to write whatever length we want. We aim to please. 💙
Of course, we’ll have a logo on the books to make them easy to find and to stand out as part of the group, and we’ll have a website.
Authors, how do you feel about taking part in an anthology, boxed set, or group project? What inspires you to do this?
Instead of coming up with ideas for weekly Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse posts, which I’m not good at, anyway, I’ll start posting for this topic monthly. I’ll have to brainstorm ways to fill in this spot so there isn’t a long gap between my posts. I won’t make promises because, hey, I have books to write and a business to run. Thanks for reading.
Images are from Pixabay. Inspiration for the Muse graphic is my creation using a Pixabay image.
Obviously, the two western looking images are hints at the location for my setting in the aforementioned book.
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
9 thoughts on “Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Group Projects”
Valentina
Mary J., I think it’s a great idea to participate in a group project or write a chapter in an anthology, the exposure I imagine would help your book. I am an author too, and when I participate in group challenges, my readership skyrockets, but being on time and follow rules is restrictive to me.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Hi, Valentina. Thanks for visiting. I loved your post on lighting for a home and rooms. I picked up a couple tips for my apartment. Thanks for your comment. I agree about the timeframe and rules being restrictive in some group projects. What I love about this project is we all write our own books and publish individually. Now, we have three different months to publish in, and I think that makes it a lot easier to schedule. We’ve had way over a year on this project. Rules haven’t been restrictive on time and what we can write. It’s the perfect group project. Haha. Have a great day.
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Valentina
I am glad you found a couple of tips in my blog you can use for your apartment. I want to be of service as much as I can.
I hope your group project is fun for you. Often, I participate in blog challenges. One time I took a year challenge from A to Z in a subject we wanted and I turned that experience into my fourth book published just a few months ago. Hugs. https://tinyurl.com/y7tuyfh8
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
My group project is fun, and now my book is complete. It’ll go to the editor later.
I participated in a blog challenge before. It helped me get into the blogging groove. However, I fear I have fallen way off again because I’ve spent so much time writing, but that isn’t a bad thing. Congrats on creating a book out of your posts.
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Valentina
Congratulations for your new book, it’s an exciting moment for all of authors. 😀
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks! Now I have to wait until November to publish it. How difficult it’ll be too. Oh, well. Gives me time to prepare.
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Valentina
It’s a long time to see something happening.
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D. Wallace Peach
I’ve done a couple of group projects, Mary. In one of them, I was the “person in charge” and that was tough – like herding cats. The writers were part of a large group and half of them missed deadlines constantly. I had to get firm, which really annoyed me. In the case of another project, I was just a contributor and that was a breeze. I’d do more, but I have the same challenge as you – stepping away from my WIP. 🙂
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I saw the one set on your blog that you were in charge of, Diana. In this group, we all publish our own books in October and November. I like it this way because we are responsible for ourselves. A couple of years ago, I participated in the boxed set for excerpts only, and my part was only to get my excerpt in on time and help with promo. There was nothing new to write with excerpts only. The book was free, so there was no money to distribute, either. I heard recently the book had been taken down. Good luck with yours. 🙂
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