{"id":7530,"date":"2016-09-25T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7530"},"modified":"2016-09-25T07:00:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T06:00:38","slug":"hibernating-bear-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnhocking.net\/jg2025demo1\/writing\/hibernating-bear-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibernating bear syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve spent the past couple of weeks looked away in my editing cave\u2026 putting final touches on the next book before it goes out into the world.<\/p>\n

Editing is both a technical and emotional process\u2026. Here\u2019s the emotional\u2026<\/p>\n

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I feel like I’m going into hibernation – into a tiny dark space (OK – I have a light) where I cut myself off from the world for what seems forever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There’s a fair bit of stress involved – the book might be terrible.<\/p>\n

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There might be a deadline just out there … oh dear!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s dangerous to disturb a\u00a0sleeping\u00a0puma\u00a0– or an editing author.<\/p>\n

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I do growl – unless a cup of tea is pushed through the door first.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is so much to do…<\/p>\n

And all that work requires intense concentration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But it does feel very good once it’s all over and I can relax.<\/p>\n

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Most post-book meltdown usually involves curling up in the sun with a book, and vowing never to go near a computer again… until the next time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the technical bits \u2013 pop on over to the Take Five Authors blog <\/a>\u2013 where I am this week talking a bit more seriously about the actual process of editing and why I have never ever read one of my own published books.<\/p>\n

P.S. Thanks to webmaster John and his camera for such great photos – although I think the out of focus bear is one that I took.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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