Ten Things to Do After Finishing a Major Book Rewrite
10. Enjoy the feeling of a weight lifted off your shoulders.
9. Wonder if you might have developed PTSD from spending 3 weeks on rewrites for a book about PTSD in kids.
8. Wander around the house wondering what you spent your days doing before the rewrite began.
7. Clean the sorry mess of a kitchen that’s been sorely neglected for about…3 weeks.
6. Order the “she’s moved” cards for your mother, who moved over a month ago, so her friends don’t think she’s gone underground and joined the Gray Panthers.
5. Think about writing the annual family Christmas New Year Groundhog Valentine Presidents’ Day letter, but decide to procrastinate until St. Patrick’s Day in a show of solidarity for their ongoing recession.
4. Think about gassing up the car so it’s ready to go for the weekend, but decide it’s too cold.
3. Go to bed early and watch an episode of Grandchester. Think Call the Midwife meets Downton Abbey Season 10 meets Foyle’s War.
2. Sleep like a baby all night long.
1. Spend the weekend visiting the kids and grandkids.
