I have finished and my vision's blurry
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
the first full draft of a book I have utterly rewritten (my longest novel ever, by several thousand words). I have finished, and my eyes are blurry. It's lack of sleep. It is emotion. I need to print this book now, hold it on my lap, pay careful attention to each sentence, track the days to make certain that the day by day action is calendared right, pay careful attention to character diction. That's the fun part. The delicious part. The work without anxiety part.
But I need some sleep between now and then.
But I need some sleep between now and then.
5 comments:
Congrats. There is always both a relief and a sorrow when you finish things... those are the times in which I rely on pillows.
The work without anxiety part. Yes.
Enjoy the read through!
Sleep well. Then happy editing.
Congratulations! I was worrying about you. Sleep well and recover. I know what you mean - I love editing a finished project. I have to fight the urge to polish as I work on finishing the first draft of my latest project.
Congratulations! I hope you're celebrating.
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