I had the first set of eyes go through 50 pages of the Mermaid book and got back a lot of great feedback, most of which I haven’t had a chance to look at yet. I had an initial sense of panic after skimming through edits, but not because I thought the remarks were harsh or unreasonable. I nearly lost it because it reaffirmed what I already knew: I have a lot of work ahead.
To calm myself down from being overwhelmed, I did two, well, three things. First I went to yoga and sweated myself into exhaustion. Second, I bought a netbook to keep with me at all times in an attempt to get more writing done throughout the day. Third, I brushed the dust off my copy of Writing the Breakout Novel, by Donald Maass and got to reading.
I think the full moon got the best of me yesterday. I don’t doubt my abilities as a writer, and I know it will take time to get where I want to go, but sometimes I just want it to happen now! Being reminded that I’m not superhuman hurts; there are only so many hours in the day and sometimes reality t.v. is all I can muster.
But today is a new (moon) day and I’m feeling much more relaxed with the situation. Taking it a day at a time is the best I can do, and honestly, I know I’ll get where I want to go.
