2 weeks until I publish
I am working to a deadline of 14th February to publish my first full-length book of fiction, 'After Owen'
Bar a few tweaks I thought it was all done when I sent it off to the proofreader, and that it wouldn't take me long to wrap it up when I got it back. Wrong. I printed out the proofed version, read it, and thought.... more, it needs MORE!
The thrilling denouement wasn't quite as thrilling as it had seemed when I wrote it. It needs... more! So my mind has come up with all sorts of amazing stuff that is going into the book at the last minute.
And whilst this is quite exciting because every thing I add pushes further away the doubts I have that anyone but me in the entire world will like this book, making this book the best that it can possibly be is killing me.
It's like I built a house from scratch with my own bare hands, walls, windows, roof, electrics, water system. And I think It's nearly done, just some decorating then I can move in. But then I walk around the house and think, crap, this doesn't flow right, I need to knock some walls down and build them somewhere else. But I am TIRED, I have worked so HARD, and I just wanna move in, god-darn it!
But I have read too many indie books that were rushed out, that could have been good if only the author had gone through a couple more drafts, proofed it, edited it, made it the best it could be. Hell, I've read too many traditionally published books that were not all they could be!
No! I shall carry on, working, building, knocking down, until I have a book I can walk around and be happy in.
Bar a few tweaks I thought it was all done when I sent it off to the proofreader, and that it wouldn't take me long to wrap it up when I got it back. Wrong. I printed out the proofed version, read it, and thought.... more, it needs MORE!
The thrilling denouement wasn't quite as thrilling as it had seemed when I wrote it. It needs... more! So my mind has come up with all sorts of amazing stuff that is going into the book at the last minute.
And whilst this is quite exciting because every thing I add pushes further away the doubts I have that anyone but me in the entire world will like this book, making this book the best that it can possibly be is killing me.
It's like I built a house from scratch with my own bare hands, walls, windows, roof, electrics, water system. And I think It's nearly done, just some decorating then I can move in. But then I walk around the house and think, crap, this doesn't flow right, I need to knock some walls down and build them somewhere else. But I am TIRED, I have worked so HARD, and I just wanna move in, god-darn it!
But I have read too many indie books that were rushed out, that could have been good if only the author had gone through a couple more drafts, proofed it, edited it, made it the best it could be. Hell, I've read too many traditionally published books that were not all they could be!
No! I shall carry on, working, building, knocking down, until I have a book I can walk around and be happy in.
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