I had a great plotting session with my writing buds last week. I have a much clearer picture of where the book is going. The characters are beginning to morph into my reality, too. That's always a good thing. I like to be certain I can almost reach out and touch them before I attempt to put them on the page.
One thing that is very important to me is that this second book hold up to the first. I want it to be the same "thrill ride" as the last to keep the reader hooked for the third (final?) installment.
I have a lot of crazy-busy stuff in my life at the moment (who doesn't, right?), birthday parties for the kids, celebrating with my mom, wedding anniversary with the hubby, my teenage son's first "real" girlfriend (that kid has got to get a driver's liscense!) and all the hs senior madness with my oldest.
But even with all these distractions to keep me busy, I can't seem to shake the "holding pattern" I've fallen into. I'm mentally crossing off every day the submissions are out. A couple I've been counting since September! (which was okay, since I could then enter the mss in the RWA Golden Heart contest without any conflict of interests.) It's not so great six months down the road. Yes, they've contacted me, but still . . .
So, the big question: What do you do to stop obsessing over submissions? Counting the days? Weeks? Months? Do you even try?
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