With the release of my latest novel, The Duet, I am reflecting on how bittersweet the process can be. At the risk of sounding a bit melodramatic (‘cause everyone knows how much I abhor Drama), it is no lie that these characters and this little world I’ve created have really become a part of me. In fact, sometimes I even find myself channeling them in ways that get me into trouble. Lucky for me - this time - I was able to put the brakes on before dying my hair blue or buying a pair of plaid suspenders!
Now that I have read through my final draft, there is no going back. Sure, I can always read the story from beginning to end; but I can no longer control what will happen next, what will be said or what the weather will be. This world is written and there’s no changing it.
Of course there is great joy in releasing my story out into the world. I love that I am able to share it with all of you. But on the flip side of that, after spending an entire year with these characters every single day, it makes me sad to see them go. It’s a bit like sending your five-year-old in to his first day of kindergarten or dropping him off at college; broken-hearted, yet filled with pride at the same time.
So I bid adieu to Izzy and Jay and Cooper for now, and I hope you enjoy meeting them as much as I enjoyed inventing them.
Now that I have read through my final draft, there is no going back. Sure, I can always read the story from beginning to end; but I can no longer control what will happen next, what will be said or what the weather will be. This world is written and there’s no changing it.
Of course there is great joy in releasing my story out into the world. I love that I am able to share it with all of you. But on the flip side of that, after spending an entire year with these characters every single day, it makes me sad to see them go. It’s a bit like sending your five-year-old in to his first day of kindergarten or dropping him off at college; broken-hearted, yet filled with pride at the same time.
So I bid adieu to Izzy and Jay and Cooper for now, and I hope you enjoy meeting them as much as I enjoyed inventing them.
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