MANUSCRIPT OFF!

I've been working for the last few days on the last edits of the first three and (last) chapter of my latest novel. It seems that the more you go over your work, the more you find that can be improved. Don't all authors feel that way?

But I finally took a deep breath, said enough is enough, packaged up the chapters, my cover letter, and the synopsis and dropped them in the mail. Today. I left a message for my editor that the requested material was on the way. Now I wait.

That's not what I will do, however. All the experts tell writers they should begin right away on the next book, article, or short story. I must decide what will be the next book I work on. Shall it be "BJ and the Alligator Stomp," which just might fit into my editor's "Southern Weird" category. Or shall I begin another book starring Mary Margaret Butler (MM)to continue the series I've planned for the characters in the book I've just submitted? (Maybe I should wait on that until I see what my editor thinks of the characters, plot, and storyline.)

Or maybe I will concentrate on my poetry for awhile--this blog could use some extra tender loving care, too. Whatever it is, writing is something I won't give up on. There's no end to what I want to write about--so much to write, so little time.