"Oh, the revising" is the truth, littlemissw! That is certainly work, and must be credited as a labor of love, because otherwise I wouldn't slave over every word--through multiple revisions. I love your story about the speaker missing the cocktail party. I thought I could revise three books in six months. Not only was that timeline ridiculous, I missed way more than a cocktail party because I was so focused on "getting the job done." But the passport is coming out again in 2018!

I'm with Laura, Jeanne. We are all on our own journeys, and, as writers, we are lucky to have "answered the call," don't you think? Even when we're twisting on the end of a plot hook of our own making! Thanks for pointing this out in the wee hours!

Thanks, Julie. I guess I've written all my life, mostly poetry and songs when I was younger. I write in my head, revise scenes until I love them, and when I'm finished with one story I move on to the next. For me it's a decision about what to commit to paper, then what to share with the world.

So true, littlemiss. And an important distinction. So many never finish one story, and they're off on another. I could never do that, but if that's the part that makes you happy, I say, go for it!

I like that, Jeanne! Insightful, and, I think, true!

Chris, I'm the opposite - I'm afraid this NEXT idea will be my last. Forever. It hasn't been, so far, but that gives me no confidence....