Twelve Days of Writing

Day Four: The Highs

Yesterday, I hit briefly on the lows of writing–namely, those dang rejections. Today, I want to talk about the good parts of writing–and there sure are a lot of ’em.

Here are some of my writing highs:

1. Getting to forget about the problems in my daily life–and getting to create a brand new world

2. Getting to finish a scene. Then a chapter. Then the end of the book–oh, jeez, but there is nothing like finishing the draft of a book. When you type out all of those pages and you see the physical proof of your work, well, to quote one of those credit card commercials, “Priceless.”

3. Getting an acceptance from a publisher. Wow–time to take out the chocolate. (Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve always got chocolate out and ready.)

4. One of the biggest highs for me: Walking into a bookstore and seeing my book on the shelf. I will never get over the thrill of seeing one of my books on a bookstore shelf. Oh, and speaking of the store shelves…guess what I saw recently?

5. Getting a letter/email from someone who enjoyed my work.   I am so excited when I get a note from someone who enjoyed my work. And, actually, here is a little trivia note about me:  I’ve gotten the most mail regarding The Vampire’s Kiss.

6. Getting a great review. I try not to let negative reviews bother me (different strokes for different folks, after all),  but I have to confess that a good review always makes me smile.

7. Finding a reference to my book that I didn’t expect…let me tell you what I mean. I discovered last night that A RED HOT NEW YEAR is listed as one of the “Hot Reads for Chilly Nights” on the myLifetime blog site, Michelle Buonfiglio’s Romance b(u)y the book. 

There are really so many writing highs…the thrill of a scene that really works. The joy of a happy ending. The satisfaction of a good plot twist. So many highs…and that’s why I write.

For the writers out there…do you have any writing highs that you’d like to share?

(By the way, since it’s Tuesday, I’m blogging over at The Bradford Bunch today, too.)

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