Editing Emotions
Receiving proof copies of new book: Yay! Look, that is MY new book!
Beginning editing: It won't be bad. I've read this hundreds of times.
50 pages into editing: I swear I already fixed that stuff.
100 pages into editing: Did I send this to other people? I need to apologize to my beta readers.
150 pages into editing: Why am I crying? I wrote it! That's a good sign, right?
200 pages into editing: Alright, I think I'm on a roll.
250 pages into editing: Maybe I should have said more about that...no, less...maybe it's alright.
300 pages into editing: It will never be ready!
350 pages into editing: Well, that part wasn't too bad.
400 pages into editing: So many emotions! Where is my wine?
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