A Certain Empty Feeling

Below is something I wrote back in March of 2009, right after finishing the first full draft of No Going Back. The mood soon passed, but I think I did not so bad a job of describing what it felt like at the time.

I finished my novel a few weeks ago. It's out there now, gathering critiques and generating comments from reviewers to help Chris Bigelow figure out whether or not he wants to publish it. I'm also hoping to get suggestions for ways to improve my novel. (Well, no, I'm actually hoping ...