The Author Lull
I’m the kind of author who sets personal goals and I’ll keep crazy hours and drive myself into the ground to reach those goals. HOWEVER. Ask anyone who’s really close to me, and they’ll tell you that there’s this mysterious LULL I always experience immediately after I launch a book into the world. Here’s what I tend to do in my lull season:
Frantically start brainstorming another book–ANY BOOK
Market my freshly-launched book at a fearsome pace
Start feeling depressed because I’m not moving toward a goal RIGHT THIS MINUTE
Get on Facebook way too much, commenting in groups although no one really cares what my opinion is on things, and I probably don’t either
Drive my husband, my crit partner Becky Doughty, my best friends, and my agent nuts as I throw new book/series ideas out there at a breakneck pace
Drive my kids nuts as I stalk around in an inexplicably bad mood, feeling exhausted, untethered, and aimless
FINALLY DECIDE on what I’m writing next–things return to normal as I throw myself into my next project
I’m hoping there are some other authors out there who experience this mysterious post-release angst.
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Of the three books of yours that I've read so far (and I strongly hope to increase that total this year!) I actually like the Vikings of the New World series the best. Being of Scandinavian descent, I have a built-in interest in Vikings. And I've been a historical fiction fan since at least second grade. (But I like Tess Spencer, too, and definitely want to follow her adventures!)