stresses of writing a book

Goodnight Sunshine – the Wife’s Perspective, Part 6

Posted by Sheila Cameronon November 18, 2015in Editing, Publishing, Writing Process6 Comments

Ready for beta readers in August of 2014, Mark held his breath and pressed 'send' on what we felt must be the final draft, once again, save typos. One friend provided immediate feedback, bringing welcome relief. Then we waited. And waited. More…

Goodnight Sunshine – the Wife’s Perspective, Part 2

Posted by Sheila Cameronon October 21, 2015in Publishing, Writing Process8 Comments

Mark was a racehorse let out of the gate -- he wrote with determination, focus, speed, and joy. It was beautiful. We were living in Powell River and he had come home from a trip to the recycling bins, excited with inspiration about where…