I finished Project A yesterday in a blizzard of pages. I wonder if I can write off the purchase of “Want You Bad” on mp3 as a deduction? Everything moved after I started playing that song. I could not get a grip on the hero, and then the musical key made it all unfold.
Now I’m doing cleanup. When I’m done fiddling and fixing, I will send it off and get focused on Projects B and C.
But today, I will make sure to reward myself in some manner for making it to the finish line.
It’s terribly important to celebrate every little success. Every page completed, every plot problem resolved, every story finished is a victory. No matter what else happens, I’ve achieved something I set out to accomplish. This matters to Writer Morale, because some things I’ve written did not sell for years. And even if this story sells immediately, it won’t see publication immediately because that’s just how the system works.
So in the meantime I can go to Easy Times Espresso and have a chocolate breve, pat myself on the back, and know that I finished another one.
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