Time to breathe . . .

I've now done three rewrites of The Sorcerer's Daughter.


I'm at the point where I need some outside opinions on it, so I've sent it to a good friend who is also a good editor for her to take a look. I'm also asking another old friend who is quite an excellent writer herself as well as someone with good very good taste to look it over. Haven't heard back from her yet---she may be too busy to help me out--but she's an excellent first reader so I hope she can.


In the meantime I need to set it aside and quit fiddling with it, until I get the notes back from my friends.


So, what do I do while I wait? Well, plan the next project!


I've got a very basic idea for something an old buddy of mine calls a "bitter homeboy novel." I'll be mulling that over, writing down some thoughts on it, maybe plotting it out.


There's also that pilot for a TV show that I keep droning on and on about. I need to get some work done on that, too. In fact, that'll probably take up most of my creative writing time until I need to resume working on The Sorcerer's Daughter.


It's hard, just letting it sit, but screwing around with it now, while I wait for input from my first readers, would be counter-productive. But sit it must, for now.


I'm taking a couple days off from work--in addition to the holiday--to sort of give myself a chance to breathe, think, mull over, make some decisions, take care of some business. And just relax, without stressing out about anything, for a while.


How am I celebrating Labor Day? Like I said--relaxing. Thinking pleasant thoughts. Maybe watch a few movies or something. I'm not planning on going anywhere, unless something really good turns up.


So, if you are celebrating Labor Day, what are your plans?