At about midnight last night, I was trolling the web and looked at
Brian Malloy's website. He has a great page about the emotional roller coaster of the
debut novelists first year of publishing. Reading that plus knowing a few debut novelists has helped me decide that the
DSM V should identify a new psychological disorder: Debut Bookitits.
Symptoms Include:1) Inordinate amounts of non-localized stress.
2) Repetitive Stress Injuries from googling one's own name.
3) Extreme Solipism that can r...
Published on February 05, 2010 15:11