A Case of Nerves
I stare at Dora's Story in a sea of nerves. Advertising is out to announce the book's release in June. I'm bogged down in rewrite.
This isn't because I can't get it done. I can.
This isn't because I don't want to get done. I do.
The problem is far in the past. Parents do such damage with their words. Words known now to be false but still not forgotten.
So the nerves have set in. I'm excited and terrified at the same time. Excited to see Dora's Story taking shape.
Danielle Norris is doing the line drawings for the Parts. I get to see them on Friday.
Terror that the book may not live up to my expectations. And the buried memories of not being good enough, not being able to do things right nudge through the brain.
So the nudgings can move to File 13. I'm going to get my book done. I think, no, I KNOW, it's worth the work.
This isn't because I can't get it done. I can.
This isn't because I don't want to get done. I do.
The problem is far in the past. Parents do such damage with their words. Words known now to be false but still not forgotten.
So the nerves have set in. I'm excited and terrified at the same time. Excited to see Dora's Story taking shape.
Danielle Norris is doing the line drawings for the Parts. I get to see them on Friday.
Terror that the book may not live up to my expectations. And the buried memories of not being good enough, not being able to do things right nudge through the brain.
So the nudgings can move to File 13. I'm going to get my book done. I think, no, I KNOW, it's worth the work.
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May 14, 2014 01:18PM
If it's anything like your Promises book, it will be just fine. And if it turns out that it's not as good as you wanted it to be, you can always tweak it later, as often as you want. That's the beauty of electronic publishing. I'm looking forward to reading it. Hang in there!
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So the nudgings can move to File 13. I'm going to get my book done. I think, no, I KNOW, it's worth the work.That sums it up nicely, Karen. I KNOW it as well!
