Who would have thought it? After finishing the rough draft, and being all excited to continue with the edits, who knew that the hardest part would be the waiting?

Perhaps some explanation is in order. Several good books on writing (the ones I’m thinking of now are Stephen King’s, and Elizabeth George’s) recommend waiting at least six weeks after finishing a rough draft before you approach the manuscript again. This should allow the writer a chance to see the work with fresh eyes, and in my case, I can also read it as if I’ve never seen it before.

But, the waiting is murder. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing process so far, only to be brought up short by this enforced hiatus. I’ve taken to reading (mostly because the research books for the next novel haven’t arrived yet) and playing video games. And it’s only the second week.

Oh well. It will be time to read and finish the manuscript soon enough, and then I’ll get to the next more horrendous part…finding an agent.