Comments | that_ghost_girl: Running Towards Nirvana

that_ghost_girl

Running Towards Nirvana

Aug 15, 2010 12:50

You hear it all the time: "Writing and publishing a book is a marathon not a sprint." What I would like to know is...Is this a 5k, a 10k, or a 20k run? I don't want to be a nattering nabob, but I feel as though I've hit that wall more than once, and I'm wondering if I have that second wind that everyone talks about. Don't get me wrong. I have ( Read more... )

writing, the big questions

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robinellen August 15 2010, 19:46:10 UTC

I'm having trouble posting on your threads (it's happened a few times lately), but I'll try this again:

Usually nirvana comes when I'm well into revision -- but since I'm almost ready to query at that point, it's short-lived.

that_ghost_girl August 16 2010, 02:29:05 UTC

Oh, I know what you mean, Robin. But I'll take that 30-second high anytime, even if rejection is hot on its heels. But I think I'm ready to leap from the starting blocks and start it all again.

(I don't know what's up with the posting on LJ. It has been a little hinky...)