I managed to get my second proposal out the door to my agent today and finish the first chapter of my new idea. Now comes the hard part–the wait. I wish someone would’ve told me about that when I first started writing. I mean there were mentions of the long waits in publishing, but I truly didn’t understand what they meant until I got here. And boy howdy, do they redefine the definition of LONG. *ggg*
Of course, it wouldn’t have changed my direction. I was determined to write. Hell, I’d been doing it since high school. No reason to stop now. But I’ve never been a particularly patient person. E-publishing first didn’t help because when I started the time between writing, editing and publishing the book was only a few months. Talk about instant gratification. It’s been an adjustment moving to N.Y. publishing. It’s certainly upped the intensity. I’m glad that I made the jump, but boy the waiting sucks. For those of you published out of N.Y., how do you handle the wait?
April 10th, 2008
I jump into something else. Nature abhors a vacuum, so fill that waiting time with another story. *g*
by Charli April 10th, 2008 at 5:29 pmCharli, I already tried that. So far, I have two new proposals written and a first chapter. *ggg*
by Jordan April 10th, 2008 at 6:02 pmWell then, you could see a movie but Ironman isn’t out until May. : O
by Charli April 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pmCharli, I may go see Run Fat Boy Run, since I doubt I’ll be able to get into Nim’s Island with all the kids.
by Jordan April 10th, 2008 at 10:13 pmI usually do something labor intensive that ives me immediate gratification. Paint/redecorate a room in the house. Do some landscaping, etc. That way it hits the stress and my need to see results in one shot.
by Sarah McCarty April 11th, 2008 at 5:00 amGIVES, it’s supposed to read GIVES!
*Head desk*
Sarah
by Sarah McCarty April 11th, 2008 at 5:02 amSarah, That’s a good idea. Maybe I’ll scrub the floors today. They could sure use it.
by Jordan April 11th, 2008 at 8:57 amSarah, I knew what you meant. LOL!
by Jordan April 11th, 2008 at 8:57 am