Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Euphoria of Two Words: The End

I finished my first book yesterday. I don't know that I have felt a bigger sense of accomplishment like that ever before. Something amazing happens when you write those two little words and know that you and no one else wrote every single one of those words that make up a story that is ready to be read.

Revisions are a necessary reality of making a book publishable but that is different than the initial creation of the tale you want to tell. It is an amazing feeling. I cannot wait to find out if this is the same kind of feeling I get when I finish book two or three in this series. I want to find out what finishing my 50th book feels like.

This is an amazing process that takes more work than any one dreaming of becoming a writer can imagine when starting out. Take it a step at a time all the way from the first word to those two little words that leave you flying like a kite. Next is a series of steps I am embarking on now that take you from your first draft to a finished book on the shelf. I will tell you how those go and what those successes are like.

I spent a night watching Doctor Who and catching up on Castle then this morning I was back into my writing software and half way through the first chapter of book 2 of my series, still feeling that euphoria of accomplishment. The feeling of success is making the way for the next book.

Keep on writing! Find your own The End!