by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
So. I’ve finished my first novel that is good enough to query. But I don’t really know what to do next. I have a few novel ideas but none of them have really caught my fancy.
Technically, I’m waiting for Beta Readers to return their reviews of the novel, but I really need to fish or cut bait when it comes to preparing to query. I need to get over my reluctance to do that and just…do it.
I’m using the Beta Reader process as an excuse to do nothing creative at all.
But, I think, the biggest issue is my age. I’m struggling to start a new novel knowing that by the time I’m finished it I’ll be in my mid-50s, if I’m lucky. So, I’m at a standstill, not really wanting to do anything.
It’s not like I have writer’s block, I don’t. It’s just…I have no motivation to write. I still have plenty of ideas, just no motivation to do anything about them.
