Some reflections on release days...
First off, Into The Lake is out today, woohoo!
It's put me in a reflective mood about the slightly odd process of writing, and then setting my book free into the world.
When I went to bed last night it felt like I was holding my breath waiting for this launch day to finally come! It's the end of my journey with this book, after a great deal of time when it has just been "mine".
Working on something so intensively is an emotionally involved process and although there are times when I felt like I couldn't wait to finish it, weirdly once that happens it can be a little sad. There's a moment that comes towards the end of the writing process when a shift happens from a work-in-progress to something I know is done. Then a strange process of disconnection begins, where I prepare to let go of my book and let others start their journey with it. This is one of the reasons (apart from the fact I would end up with bits of time with no work to do) that I overlap projects. Waiting until a book is released to start the next one is a terrifying prospect - a period of yawning emptiness between books, where I'm mourning one while looking at the mountain that is starting the next from scratch. That's why I have the first draft of the next one already done. I already know which character's lives I'll be living for the next 12+ months. I'm not starting from scratch, I'm starting from a second draft, and that's a far happier prospect. In fact, these new characters have started making themselves quite comfy in my head. They've thoroughly moved in, baggage and all, and they're already demanding my attention.
So release day can be a day of mixed feelings, but this isn't a sad post. It is an incredibly special time of celebration, when I finally get to hear what other people think of this thing that used to just be mine, and it is so wonderful when I discover others have enjoyed it. Because, at the end of the day, that is why I keep doing what I do! I really hope you do enjoy reading Into The Lake, and as always thank you for your support xxx
It's put me in a reflective mood about the slightly odd process of writing, and then setting my book free into the world.
When I went to bed last night it felt like I was holding my breath waiting for this launch day to finally come! It's the end of my journey with this book, after a great deal of time when it has just been "mine".
Working on something so intensively is an emotionally involved process and although there are times when I felt like I couldn't wait to finish it, weirdly once that happens it can be a little sad. There's a moment that comes towards the end of the writing process when a shift happens from a work-in-progress to something I know is done. Then a strange process of disconnection begins, where I prepare to let go of my book and let others start their journey with it. This is one of the reasons (apart from the fact I would end up with bits of time with no work to do) that I overlap projects. Waiting until a book is released to start the next one is a terrifying prospect - a period of yawning emptiness between books, where I'm mourning one while looking at the mountain that is starting the next from scratch. That's why I have the first draft of the next one already done. I already know which character's lives I'll be living for the next 12+ months. I'm not starting from scratch, I'm starting from a second draft, and that's a far happier prospect. In fact, these new characters have started making themselves quite comfy in my head. They've thoroughly moved in, baggage and all, and they're already demanding my attention.
So release day can be a day of mixed feelings, but this isn't a sad post. It is an incredibly special time of celebration, when I finally get to hear what other people think of this thing that used to just be mine, and it is so wonderful when I discover others have enjoyed it. Because, at the end of the day, that is why I keep doing what I do! I really hope you do enjoy reading Into The Lake, and as always thank you for your support xxx
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