By: Jodi
Waiting stinks, and it seems like there’s
a lot of waiting in publishing. Sometimes, it really does seem
like you’re moving from a period of waiting to a new period of waiting. Be it
emails, submissions, conferences, submissions, reviews, submissions, covers,
submissions, the pain is real.
If you’ve been there (or heck, if you’re
there now), here are some productive things you can do to help pass the time:
1. Start writing something new.
Trust me, it helps. Nothing gets your mind
off the last book like a new book. Even if you don’t get very far in it, or
you’re writing it for fun, or you think it will never go anywhere — that
doesn’t matter. What matters is that you’re writing a new thing.
2. Binge read.
You know you have a tower of TBR books.
You know it makes you feel guilty. Why not read a few of them? And read them
now, because once the waiting is over and you have to do more stuff to get to
your next period of waiting, you won’t have as much time to read. So read now.
3. Clean your house.
Maybe you’re tidier than me, or you have a
housekeeper, or whatever. Maybe your house isn’t that bad. But if you are like
me, when you’re deep in writing, sometimes the dusting gets . . . neglected. And
the mopping. And the mysterious stuff that gets on walls. (I actually trained
my husband to take care of the chores I don’t like, so this is less of an issue
than it used to be.) Anyway, now is probably a good time to clean that. And
bonus, if you’re someone who works better in a tidy space (I am!), then you’re
going to feel really good for about five minutes — before it becomes a disaster
again.
4. Exercise.
. . .
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