Friday, January 30, 2009

Sent!

Yesterday at around 3 p.m. I finished the revisions on "Shades of Grey" and sent the manuscript back to my editor at Severn House in London. Within minutes, I'd gotten a very nice response (which makes me wonder about the hours she keeps). I guess I must have been more keyed up than I thought, because I teared up as I read the last page and then suddenly felt exhausted. The cat was enjoying her midday nap, so I fitted myself into the remaining third of the bed and slept for about a half hour. Then I got up... and wrote 1,300 words on "Grey Matters," as I am tentatively calling the sequel.

Often I feel sad when I finish a book. I think I've been working on this one for so long that maybe that won't hit me. Maybe I'll just feel relieved?

3 comments:

Yvonne said...

Good luck with your manuscript, Clea! I'm sure it was a nice feeling to have it all completed.

Clea Simon said...

Thanks, Yvonne. It was actually mixed. A relief, but now that story is over for me, you know?

Yvonne said...

I know what you mean, Clea. Now, it's on to the next thing :)