So It is Over (or nearly over) and I am feeling bereft

[Starburst75]

I have just finished my first (and possibly only) novel - in the sense that it is currently being proof-read etc but I don't plan to change much of it. This has been an ongoing project for the past few years (part-time writing) but it has kept my brain occupied (sahm) and it has been extremely cathartic. I have enjoyed editing it (over and over again) but now I don't think I've got the energy to write another (I do have an idea, but it would require a lot of work). Anyone else got to this point?

What are your plans for your first successful novel? submissions to agent or self-publishing? if you don't have the energy for a second novel yet, why don't you focus on sales? Alternatively, why not try writing a screen play or radio play adaptation of your first story to learn about those media?

As you asked in your first post, it was a little different for me as I have several premises/stories/worlds all fighting to be written and filling my head so wasn't able to stop.

Good luck with selling your first novel.

Thanks zilla, it sounds as if you've got a lot of writing to do!