The night before my first novel came out, I was nearly sick to my stomach, I was so nervous. The second one released with such a whisper that I didn't have time to feel nervous, because I hardly even knew it had been published. :)
I feel the same way about talking about my work as you're saying about getting feedback. Once I've talked the idea over too much, it doesn't seem like my idea any more, and my motivation to finish the story seems to drizzle. After all, I've already told it once, haven't I? But I can't seem to work very well from my cave, either. What a conundrum! I suppose for me it will be a matter of seeking balance.
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Date: 2008-11-22 02:55 am (UTC)I feel the same way about talking about my work as you're saying about getting feedback. Once I've talked the idea over too much, it doesn't seem like my idea any more, and my motivation to finish the story seems to drizzle. After all, I've already told it once, haven't I? But I can't seem to work very well from my cave, either. What a conundrum! I suppose for me it will be a matter of seeking balance.