My next novel (the one with the big “Coming Soon!” banner on the front page) is waiting. Waiting for editorial feedback, waiting for a cover, waiting for me to convert the whole thing into an e-book and release it into the world.
I hate waiting.
I don’t know why I hate waiting? I’m perfectly capable of it as long as I have something to do. A good book or two, my phone in a pinch, a sketchbook to doodle in, or one of my single player board games… I have lots of things to do while I wait, and therefore if I have to wait usually I don’t mind.
But you’ll note that all of those things allow me to do things while I wait. So I’m not really waiting, I’m just doing something else while this other thing doesn’t happen, until it does happen. That is my style: do things. Don’t think too much, don’t plan too much, just do the thing and then do the next thing and hope eventually one of the things works.
It hasn’t worked yet, but I have high hopes.
Anyway. All this to say that I’m anxious for the waiting to end so I can get back to doing more of The Things Novel 8 needs, so that I can put it firmly in the rearview and get stuck fully into Novel 9.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!