As the new year dawned, it occurred to me that I have so many unfinished manuscripts in my files that need to either be completed, rewritten completely or discarded as flights of fancy. I love all my manuscripts, so how does one just simply put one aside to work on others? It's hard. As long as I have been writing, I have made it a point to finish one project before moving on to another. To keep my focus on the task at hand, if you will, however, it seems as though I have let that all fly right out of the window.
At present, I have four or five partially finished manuscripts and a host of others which are completed, but awaiting some serious proofreading and possibly rewrites. I made a New Year's resolution that I would finish all said manuscripts and get them submitted to publishers. I am hoping to keep my resolution this year as I have only, in all my years, been able to keep one.
So, in keeping with said resolution, I completed proofreads and a serious rewrite of a sex scene on a manuscript that is very dear to me. I submitted it this evening and will eagerly await a response from the publisher as I continue to work on other things. While other authors may feel a certain rush about sending their babies off into the world, I, on the other hand, find myself a little apprehensive. I have had my first two manuscripts accepted and that was a confidence booster, so I shouldn't doubt my abilities, correct? Yeah, I thought not as well.
Well, here goes another entry to the manuscript status page. Wish me luck folks!
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