Tuesday, December 09, 2008

out playing on the mood swings

Drafthappy last week becomes somewhat panicked today. I made the mistake of thinking about the changes that need to come at the first part of the book… brainstorming changes for the whole book (what’s up with my protagonist’s family? do I understand my backstory? and where does all this take place, anyway?)... wondering what early 2009 will look like.

And then I realized: 2009. 2009???

This weekend I saw a few friends I hadn’t seen in a while—one asked when I thought the book might be done. I said, quite confidently, “A year from now it should be ready for readers again.” (To his credit, he was encouraging. But I think I probably turned pale just saying that. December 2009? Really? I’ll be old then!)

This is the sort of feeling that makes me want to clean my room, repaint everything I see, cook, drown myself in coffee, and then update my résumé. Yikes.

Better to keep my head down and dive back into the pile of research books I’ve collected around my desk. (I decided it was high time I added some realistic detail to this beast.) So there you have it. One day it’s glee, the next it’s slog. Any of you have tips on fending off discouragement? (Besides caffeine poisoning.) Do share.—jl

Posted by Jenn Langefeld on 12/09 at 06:06 PM
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