I've not actually published or even tried to have a book published yet, but I still think of my books as "finished" after a complete first draft. And on a related note:
The book is not actually ready to head out the door (or in my case, be thrown out the door in frustration, because at a certain point, moving commas does not help)
I never really *finish* anything, either. I just give up after a while and say that it's done if it looks complete. :) This phenomenon is far more obvious in my art than my writing, because none of my novels have made it to the stage of "OK, I give up".
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Date: 2007-09-13 02:12 am (UTC)The book is not actually ready to head out the door (or in my case, be thrown out the door in frustration, because at a certain point, moving commas does not help)
I never really *finish* anything, either. I just give up after a while and say that it's done if it looks complete. :) This phenomenon is far more obvious in my art than my writing, because none of my novels have made it to the stage of "OK, I give up".