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).
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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://urlscan.io/result/08ad7d92-56f7-40fe-83bb-e51501bfa086/ | https://cutt.ly/S5a5v67 | https://www.instapaper.com/p/toeskill24 | https://www.folkd.com/submit/www.deviantart.com/maxelectricvn/ | https://public.sitejot.com/commapolo87.html | https://atavi.com/share/w0yk5hzjo5ls | http://sqworl.com/pzsjnd | https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/u/tankswiss56 | http://idea.informer.com/users/patchtimer23/?what=personal | https://bbs.pku.edu.cn/v2/jump-to.php?url=https://blog.ulifestyle.com.hk/maxelectricvn | https://thegadgetflow.com/user/bundgaardfuentes679 | http://atlas.dustforce.com/user/nursemap16 | https://doodleordie.com/profile/mariamitten04 | https://www.metooo.io/u/644415d426b4203338e2641a | https://www.theverge.com/users/bundgaardfuen | https://godotengine.org/qa/user/patchmakeup05 | https://www.inventables.com/users/glerupbruun2143 | https://devpost.com/bundgaardfuentes679 | https://www.divephotoguide.com/user/patchskill87 | https://www.demilked.com/author/switchmap37/ | https://peatix.com/user/16983267 | http://ezproxy.cityu.edu.hk/login?url=https://ko-fi.com/maxelectricvn | http://tupalo.com/en/users/4069282 | https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/33448545/ | http://users.atw.hu/jesusdesciples/index.php?mod=users&action=view&id=554123 | https://app.glosbe.com/profile/7055596637569158386 | https://www.longisland.com/profile/zippercloudy16 | https://list.ly/bundgaardfuentes679 | https://ccm.net/profile/user/pumamakeup12 | http://www.lawrence.com/users/ploughfrost64/ | https://answerpail.com/index.php/user/zipperzoo78 | https://www.blurb.com/user/toetimer91 | https://www.popsugar.com/profile/marblemap00 | http://www.drugoffice.gov.hk/gb/unigb/www.flickr.com/photos/197776183@N04/ | https://farangmart.co.th/author/toefrost56/ | http://qooh.me/zipperhorn92 | https://dohabb.com/index.php?page=user&action=pub_profile&id=4044064 | http://hawkee.com/profile/3791980/ | https://myclc.clcillinois.edu/web/jeff_test/ttttttutoring/-/message_boards/message/49820796 | http://sc.sie.gov.hk/TuniS/640a8f7c49288.site123.me/ | https://community.windy.com/user/switchmitten23 | https://www.pinterest.com/violetbike18/ | http://ksjy88.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=3341052 | http://wiki.manizales.unal.edu.co/index.php/Can-My-Car-Are-Operated-With-Water-n | https://vuf.minagricultura.gov.co/Lists/Informacin%20Servicios%20Web/DispForm.aspx?ID=5440645 | https://numberfields.asu.edu/NumberFields/show_user.php?userid=1152226 | https://dribbble.com/marblemitten93 | https://issuu.com/augustkale44 | https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_user.php?userid=4123127 | https://backlinktool.io/p/LYkXc3Zo4rwkWEcnweI9.html
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