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Waiting for My Editor, part 2

Another good thing about waiting is … um … it BUILDS CHARACTER.

Good things about waiting for my editor to respond …

Glory be! I’ve sent off the revised book! I really, really like it. But will my editor?

The best things about a writer’s retreat is … time.

After a period of long, hard slogging … it’s a delight to sink into the peace and quiet of a week away from it all.

But my To Do list is long. And there isn’t enough space for those quiet hours of creative work; there isn’t a spot for the MUSE to land.

I haven’t made a ton of progress on the book.

There is nothing, nothing, NOTHING so crucial for success as a writer as being able to sustain a long-term SLOG.

Just getting started is HUGE. The inner drive to set down that image that won’t leave us alone …

When you’re a writer, you have the career bonus of being your own boss … except …

The refrigerator is a wonderful appliance … On the other hand …

Writing can be … well … isolating. … working alone all day – no companions but my own thoughts. No wonder writers tend to be just a little nuts.

A serious author asks a serious question: what is the best use of computer games?

In revisions, Lynne Jonell explores the serendipity of following her editor’s suggestion, even though she wanted to resist.

My editor suggests that I cut one character out completely.


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