If you look at the process of putting a book out there...
writing, editing, editing, editing, querying, querying, querying, publishing, publishing, marketing, marketing...
Querying seems to be in the middle before the climax of publishing and the ending of marketing.
If you just look at finishing the book...
1st draft, edit, synopsis, betas/cps, edit, betas/cps, edit, edit, query, betas/cps, edit, query...
The middle is the endless editing, because when are we done? when I see it in print!
Anyone else feel stuck in the middle?
Here's my lament to the middle for Sensational Haiku Wednesday...
Not the ecstasy
of a brand new beginning
or ending's triumph
Not the fresh feeling
of exciting encounters
or sad conclusions
The middle is smooth,
steady sailing. Stay too long,
it's monotony
Time for me to get out of the rut! I'm still querying, but I'm also ready to start a new story. One week to Camp Nano!
27 comments:
The 'middle of the spectrum' always seems to connote the normal, by-the-way, boring, humdrum, plodding along, monotonous, neither-here-nor-there...
Great haiku writing which captures the essence of "middle"!
At the moment, I'm stuck at the beginning.
I'm in the middle of my Camp NaNo novel...but I think the end is in sight. Sort of.
Good luck with yours in August!
Most of life dwells in the middle... extremes are usually uncomfortable places.
I've just begun revising after a brief affair with a shiny new toy I hope to return to.
Enjoyed those - especially the last.
Yes, I do feel stuck in the middle. Not only am I a middle child, I'm also stuck in the editing doldrums.
All three haiku are great but I particularly love the one in the middle. Somehow fitting...
Very creative haiku with different takes on 'middle' ~~ namaste, (A Creative Harbor)
Ugh. I totally feel stuck in the middle, great way of putting it!
Reminds me of the Jimmy Eat World song, In the Middle. Perfect way of describing it!
I like to step into the middle to coast and rest. Gather me bearings. Observe. Then I'll jump back into a lane and start to mix it up again with whatever life offers, or throws, at me.
I love what you said about the middle being relative....makes me feel better about living there....
The middle can feel so long! It's the intense anticipation of knowing you're close to the end. :)
Starting a new story is the BEST thing you can do while querying! Seriously... I know it's helped me a TON in the past! ;)
Great post, Tara. I'm about to enter the editing stage - not quite to the middle. Love your Haiku!
I am the definition of middle, I swear! Middle child, middle size, middle age (well, sort of), middle everything! I'm even in the middle of my WiP and am struggling to figure out how to get to the end.
Your poetry skills blow me away!
I think being stuck period is pretty awful, but the middle can for sure be rough!
Love this! Can't wait for Camp Nano and new material.
Although I sometimes get stuck in the middle, I never stay too long there. It is, as you point out, monotonous!
At the moment, I'm having a big push to try and finish. I'm making myself nervous ...
The middle can suck but you need to make the best of everything in life.
Who wrote the song "Stuck in the Middle Again"? Now it's stuck in my head..nice haiku all around..
I'm the middle child...so being there comes naturally to me! :)
the middle has so many perspectives!
thanks, everyone!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
The middle is indeed scary.
Been there done that.
I truly enjoyed it.
Wishing you well.
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I'm so excited to find your blog! I look forward to hearing lots more about writing. Thanks for stopping by mine!
I think being stuck period is pretty awful, but the middle can for sure be rough!
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