What Happens When You Finish a Book
I have some writer friends, professionals who make much of their living from writing, who finish one book and immediately start another. No downtime. No decompression. No wait between. I don't make my living from writing and don't usually have to do that.
l declared my latest book done this morning and sent it in to the Editor. About 73,000 words. A western/historical. I understand there may be edits down the line but for now I can let that work slip out of my mind. Or can I? Easier said than done.
The first part of the book was a bit of a struggle but once the characters jelled it became a lot of fun. And now it's done. And I don't have another book contract immediately. I have a few minutes to breath. But on my walk I found myself working over the ending of the book again. I had to make myself stop. And last night when I went to bed, I had to force my thoughts into unusual channels because I was not still writing the book, only giving it the final read through to make sure it was as good as I could make it.
Now, what am I going to do with myself today? Well, if you're reading this then you know one thing I'm doing. It's not a book but I'm going to write something today anyway. This blog, and probably a short flash fiction I've been asked to do. But not the book I've lived with for the past four months (give or take).
And what will I do tonight when I lay down to sleep? Every night for months now I've been living inside that book for a little while when I laid down. Tonight I won't need to. Tonight my thoughts will be free. That's kind of scary. https://www.instapaper.com/read/1611664369 | https://www.pearltrees.com/replicawatches2/item522962056 | https://band.us/band/91400920/post/6 | https://ko-fi.com/watchesreplica | https://www.scoop.it/topic/replicawatches-by-replicawatches1254-gmail-com/p/4144799727/2023/06/08/so-sanh-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-15400-fake-1-voi-rolex-submariner-replica-replicawatches-vn | https://start.me/w/lre7kr | https://pawoo.net/@replicawatches/110508209519473872 | https://www.metooo.io/e/nguy-hiem-khi-mua-mot-chiec-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-15400-gia-tai-sao-tinh-xac-thuc-lai-quan-trong | https://www.reddit.com/user/Due-Safe-7889/comments/1445xpy/nh%C3%ACn_k%E1%BB%B9_h%C6%A1n_v%E1%BB%81_audemars_piguet_royal_oak_15400/ | https://penzu.com/p/4245dea4
l declared my latest book done this morning and sent it in to the Editor. About 73,000 words. A western/historical. I understand there may be edits down the line but for now I can let that work slip out of my mind. Or can I? Easier said than done.
The first part of the book was a bit of a struggle but once the characters jelled it became a lot of fun. And now it's done. And I don't have another book contract immediately. I have a few minutes to breath. But on my walk I found myself working over the ending of the book again. I had to make myself stop. And last night when I went to bed, I had to force my thoughts into unusual channels because I was not still writing the book, only giving it the final read through to make sure it was as good as I could make it.
Now, what am I going to do with myself today? Well, if you're reading this then you know one thing I'm doing. It's not a book but I'm going to write something today anyway. This blog, and probably a short flash fiction I've been asked to do. But not the book I've lived with for the past four months (give or take).
And what will I do tonight when I lay down to sleep? Every night for months now I've been living inside that book for a little while when I laid down. Tonight I won't need to. Tonight my thoughts will be free. That's kind of scary. https://www.instapaper.com/read/1611664369 | https://www.pearltrees.com/replicawatches2/item522962056 | https://band.us/band/91400920/post/6 | https://ko-fi.com/watchesreplica | https://www.scoop.it/topic/replicawatches-by-replicawatches1254-gmail-com/p/4144799727/2023/06/08/so-sanh-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-15400-fake-1-voi-rolex-submariner-replica-replicawatches-vn | https://start.me/w/lre7kr | https://pawoo.net/@replicawatches/110508209519473872 | https://www.metooo.io/e/nguy-hiem-khi-mua-mot-chiec-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-15400-gia-tai-sao-tinh-xac-thuc-lai-quan-trong | https://www.reddit.com/user/Due-Safe-7889/comments/1445xpy/nh%C3%ACn_k%E1%BB%B9_h%C6%A1n_v%E1%BB%81_audemars_piguet_royal_oak_15400/ | https://penzu.com/p/4245dea4
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