And Now For Something Completely Different
Just finished (again) editing the manuscript for my work in progress, HEAVENLY MOVES. I don't mean I've finished doing my daily bit of editing - I mean I finished the whole dang book! Again! Could this time really be the last? Could my baby I mean novel actually be ready for the world?
Could be! The first draft came in at approximately 116,000 words. It's now 108,500. And I still find it gripping and witty and poignant and mysterious and rockin' and FUN! Of course, I'm biased, but I have sometimes got to the point with other projects where I was sick of the plot, annoyed with the characters, bored with the whole thing. But HEAVENLY MOVES feels special and I don't say that lightly or often.
And now it's time to Set It Aside. Whew!
(pause for jubilant sigh)
Wait - what the heck am I supposed to do now? It's always a weird feeling when I finish a huge project like this, one that's taken over my life for so long. Almost like awakening from a dream. I'm disoriented, but in a good and happy way.
Perhaps I shall attempt a short story next, something to clear the literary palate, so to speak... You'll be the first to know if it works out, Dear Reader.
Could be! The first draft came in at approximately 116,000 words. It's now 108,500. And I still find it gripping and witty and poignant and mysterious and rockin' and FUN! Of course, I'm biased, but I have sometimes got to the point with other projects where I was sick of the plot, annoyed with the characters, bored with the whole thing. But HEAVENLY MOVES feels special and I don't say that lightly or often.
And now it's time to Set It Aside. Whew!
(pause for jubilant sigh)
Wait - what the heck am I supposed to do now? It's always a weird feeling when I finish a huge project like this, one that's taken over my life for so long. Almost like awakening from a dream. I'm disoriented, but in a good and happy way.
Perhaps I shall attempt a short story next, something to clear the literary palate, so to speak... You'll be the first to know if it works out, Dear Reader.
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