The stress of pushing the publish buttons…
Over a week ago I admitted to being a writer, provided as evidence the reveal of a shiny new book cover that is to contain a collection of short fiction. The update is that I continued to struggle with formatting issues, in my ineptitude too ridiculous to discuss. Now I am somewhat less inept. I also found more editing and revising to do, the net result being further delay to completion of the publication of this collection. So still I wait.
I am not sure exactly what it is I wait for. A book, available to any and all…
I can tell you how the waiting goes, what it is like. The cliché simile might be a seesaw or a yo-yo, ups and downs. I vacillate between pride and paranoia, delight and dread. It is exciting to know that soon I will have a book out in the world; it…
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Hi Marcia! Surprise!
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And what a nice one, too! So great to see you popping in! Thanks for sharing your Ups & Downs with us here on the Write Stuff! You should do it more often. 😀 Heading over to read the full post now. ❤
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Love the cover and the title!! I hate to tell you but that angst only gets somewhat better with time and additional publications. But you get used to it, sort of.
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Thank you. Maybe I’ll get to experience this angst a lot!
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Kass is right. I’m in the middle of it right now, myself, and it’s just as bad as the first time. GAH. The things we put ourselves through to get our words out there. 😯 But in the end, it’s worth it! 🙂
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Why do we do it?
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We can’t help ourselves. It’s a compulsion! 😀 But it’s a good one, and knowing that you have a chance to touch others with your stories and poems is the best feeling in the world. 🙂 ❤
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So glad you shifted me over to Shiftnshake, Marcia. Like you (and so many of us), I’m shaking in my head when the time comes to push that “publish” button. I’m halfway into my next novel and loving the writing, dreading when it’s time to push that button. But once pushed, the feeling is more than magical. xo
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Elixer?
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Glad you enjoyed meeting D.Avery, Pam. Her work is lovely, and I am always happy when she drops in here at The Write Stuff. Yeah, the writing is the easy part, isn’t it? It’s all that cutting, trimming, sprucing up, formatting, and then–hitting that button! Eeek. But when the reviews start coming in, every minute is worth it. 😀
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