You’re the flame that burns me

Posted on | 1 year, 2 months ago, in the early evening | 3 Comments

A few minutes ago I emailed off Draft Two of Ganymede to my editor, complete with some marked-up maps of the New Orleans area (for artistic reference). Then I poured myself a glass of wine because I needed something to take the edge off the terrible feeling that comes in the wake of having hit “send.”

But the fact is, Ganymede needs another set of eyes on it now. Even though there’s still more to be done, I had to get it off my plate or else I was only going to mess it up worse; so rationally, I know I made the right decision when I opted to kick the ball back into Liz’s court rather than sit around for another week and fiddle obsessively.

Which doesn’t change my neurotic flailing – the OCD refrain of, “But what do I work on NOW?” that’s fluttering around in my head.

Mind you, this is completely stupid, considering all the OTHER work I have waiting on deck. Now I must take these few precious holiday days and sort out what, precisely, I’m going to try to write and sell in 2011. Then I have to start manufacturing proposals and sample content for the projects that feel promising; and after the New Year I should have a conversation with my awesome agent so we know we’re on the same page about what needs to happen next.

(Of course, a week or so into January the copyedits on Hellbent will land, and the third weekend in that same month has me heading off to Michigan for a convention and a bookstore event, and then a week later I begin promo and signings and appearances in earnest for Bloodshot … and then in February I go to Houston, and never mind my day job, and so forth, and so on … and here we go again …)

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3 Responses to “You’re the flame that burns me”

  1. Evan Jensen
    December 22nd, 2010 @ 7:25 pm

    Well, isn’t this part of the glory that is freelance living? We always have that horrible step-into-the-bright-sunlight moment of handing things off to the Art Director or Editor or Agent, and wondering what to do with our suddenly open schedule (even when it’s very much not). Somehow, we manage to fill it right up again with awesome stuff.

  2. Duane Kaiser
    December 22nd, 2010 @ 10:17 pm

    Cherie, enjoy and relax on your few days you have over the holidays. Kick back and toast to an awesome year for you. Hard work pays off, and I love your books. Merry Christmas!

  3. Scott Kennedy
    December 23rd, 2010 @ 11:02 am

    We are geeked to see you again for con in January!

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