I just finished revision 12 of the book I’m writing. I usually feel excited when I finish a revision, but not this time. I think it’s because the book finally feels done. By done I mean that the content is finished. Yet it still needs a good editing for grammar and all that mechanical stuff.
But now that the book feels so close to being finished, I’m feeling a bit lost. I don’t know what to do next. Oh, this morning I messed around with the book proposal a bit – yes, I’ve decided to first try the traditional publishing route. Also, I recently submitted my first query letter to a literary agency. But I currently don’t feel the energy I have when I’m working on the actual book.
Maybe I just need a break to re-charge. But I don’t want to take a break. Even though I don’t feel much energy right now, I still have a driving passion to get this book into the hands of as many people as possible. I believe this book has the power to heal troubled hearts.
Are you a writer who has walked a similar path? Have you ever felt lost while in the middle of a book project? Do you feel that way now?
His Truth Will Set You Free 
June 29, 2015 at 7:36 am
Yes, CJ. I have felt that way many times and still at that position of being in limbo with my novel, as it is at that point of turning the tide in the story to wrap it up and still not finished with my ‘resolution’ for my character. Mine is fiction, but with a message that the Savior we know and serve will not leave us, nor forsake us when things get tough and we don’t know which way to turn. So, I want that to be a dominant factor in my storyline.
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June 29, 2015 at 7:49 am
I’ve felt that void as I wrap up one project and begin wondering, “what now?” especially if it was a long term one. I usually just enjoy the interim, and it’s not long before God starts laying the next project on my heart.
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