Thursday Thirteen
I’m feeling a bit cheeky today, so for your amusement…
1. If you ignore your manuscript, you’ll probably feel guilty for doing so without your manuscript having to say or do anything.
2. Some days you’ll need a break from everything even remotely related to the manuscript.
3. Your manuscript will piss you off. Likely a lot. Even so, you’ll keep coming back.
4. You’ll devote many hours, many tears, and many emotions to your manuscript. Period. If you don’t, then you probably shouldn’t be writing.
5. Some nights, you’ll try to get as far as you can with your manuscript even if you have a headache.
6. Some days you’ll want to throw your manuscript out. You’ll (hopefully) just go for a long walk and take a breather instead.
7. Sometimes you’ll give everything and seem to get nothing. But sometimes you’ll give only a little and get the world.
8. You may resort to drugs, drinking, or other vices to get you through things.
9. You’ll probably end up taking it places because nothing is happening back at home.
10. Occasionally your manuscript will surprise you and the bad times won’t seem so bad.
11. Occasionally you’ll surprise yourself.
12. Sometimes you’ll love your manuscript so much that you want to start a family (write a sequel). Resist this urge.
13. Despite everything, you’ll miss it when it’s done.
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February 21st, 2008 at 2:55 pm
You know it, JM!
February 21st, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I knew you’d like it.