Grey Mess

A Weird Stopping Point

I've written the first draft of my book, I've had the first draft printed and marked up the copy to excess during editing...now, why can't I seem to implement the changes and move on to the second draft?

Maybe a part of me is a little intimidated by the fact that I've "finished" the book. I say "finished" because of course, it isn't finished...but it's closer. After this book, I have two more to go in my trilogy and then it'll be time to say goodbye to the characters I've developed over the past decade. It's a strange feeling.

Do any of you grow attached to your characters and if so, how do you properly send them off in your mind?