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Related: About this forumIt's finally finished.
Four months after the original deadline, hampered by just about every obstacle you can imagine, I finally handed over the manuscript of my next novel to my editor. That's the last time I let myself be contracted for a book I haven't written yet.
Now on to the next project. Wish I knew what it was.
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It's finally finished. (Original Post)
Pab Sungenis
Jul 2013
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yellerpup
(12,263 posts)1. Congratulations on finishing your novel!
I've known other authors who made the two or three book deal and regretted it later. You need to rest and play now to get your creativity stimulated. You'll have another project before you know it. Great work! Again, congratulations!
Pab Sungenis
(9,612 posts)2. I just churned out 27,000 words in 12 days to finish it.
I need to keep the momentum. No time for rest.
yellerpup
(12,263 posts)3. I love it when the whole thing catches on fire
as you write to the end. Don't let the editor slow you down.
mainer
(12,179 posts)4. Wow. 1,000 words a day and I'm fried.
There are downsides to writing under contract.