What happens after you finish writing a book (at least, if you’re me):
I DID IT! =D
Um. But now it’s OVER. : ( And I miss my characters. :~*( And I don’t know what to work on now. {:/ Oh NO! Am I going to be one of those writers that only writes one novel they’re happy with and then can’t follow up with anything good ever again??? {:E
No. That’s not me. I won’t let it be. I’m going to sit down and write something else RIGHT NOW to prove that I’m not one of those writers. Um. I don’t know what to write about, though. I don’t like any of my other ideas because they’re not as polished as the ones I just wrote about. {:/ But those ideas weren’t polished, either, until I finished writing and refining and editing the book! I can do that again. : )
…I don’t like these characters as much as my characters from my last book. They aren’t cooperating with me like the old ones did. }:( $#&@ you, new characters! $#%& you for not being the characters from my last novel!! You aren’t as good! >:# *throw notebooks in the corner* *ignore writing for a month or two* *do other stuff until your writing gets jealous because you’re not paying it enough attention*
Oh! I have an idea! And I really like it!! {=D Shhh! Don’t spook it! Sneak up on it quietly. ; ) *sneak, sneak, sneak* …aaaand POUNCE! Gotcha! =D