I used to get quite impatient waiting for feedback. The longer I had to wait, the more convinced I became that the verdict wasn't good. And that was just 8th grade English class!!
These days, not so much. I've had to learn to let go. It's hard, for sure, but what's the point in stressing out for weeks on end? It won't achieve anything, or telepathically change what the reader thinks - will it? So now I send my work out and get straight into something else and try to just forget about it. This works for the most part - as long as the verdict is in within a week or two.
Who am I kidding? I stress just as much as the rest of you, once it's been a few weeks I become neurotic.
I'm due to receive some coverage back on my feature script - After Jim - and as the agreed date approaches (now hours, not days) the nerves have set in and the anticipation at an epic, heart stopping pinnacle. Will they like it? Will they get it? Have I developed my characters enough? Is the dialogue excessive? etc, etc, etc.
Well, I'll find out in the morning I guess. No matter what they come back with though, it is all helpful and that's what I try to remember. It may not all be great news at first, but isn't it better to get it now, before taking it to the big boys? I do after all, want to write the absolute best story I possibly can and the only way to do that is - rewrite. rewrite. rewrite!!
I'll let you know how I go.
Happy writing ;)
Emma
Hey Emma - Cool blog. Waiting for notes is definitely excruciating. I hope you get really great feedback! Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the universe. I look forward to reading more from you.
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