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I'm finding myself in an interesting situation. I can't -- and won't -- say much about the unpublished manuscript I've been given, but at the same time, I want to shout, "I am reading 96,207 words, nine months before the book will be published! Ha!" You know, it's that whole "scoop" mentality that I must have been born with.It's weird, because I've never read a book that I already know so well. I skipped to the last page to see how it ended, and it didn't ruin it for me at all: I was more curious at seeing when the author chose to stop. I ran a search for various names to see when they popped up. I scrolled past lines and lines of text, pausing to see where the author placed the chapter breaks.
This is the second book-length manuscript I've been given the privilege of reading, though the topics are probably as different as could possibly be imagined. Both manuscripts have given me a feeling of awe. But now, more than ever, I'm thinking, "I can do this. I want to do this. And something in me will not rest until I do it."
I missed out on one book idea, but two others are within my grasp. I feel small; I feel intimidated. But I also sense that familiar feeling of wanting to take on a challenge.
Posted by Layla at 11:55 PM, March 09, 2004
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