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Do you feel depressed and bereft after you submit a finished piece? Yesterday, I submitted two short articles to our union magazine. Now, this morning, I'm wandering around like a lost, grumpy cat. When I was still performing and suffered like this after a show, I called it the Cinderella syndrome, i.e. from belle of the ball to unwanted drudge. Bleah.

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Answer 1

i have not experienced grief after submission, no. i usually feel a sense of relief, like i've finished something. maybe not the best thing, but some thing. And then twenty minutes later, i'm sitting rocking myself in a fetal position second-guessing every word i'd chosen.

if this is a regular feeling for you, you may want to have your own grief reception (like after a funeral) - maybe a ritual of going to a diner and having some whitefish salad and a cup of coffee?

Answer 2

In the performing, yes. Step off the stage and into the 'real' world -- a real roller coaster. Did that for a few years. The writing is different. High while doing it, oh yes. Gets to be a bit of drudge at the middle of the second rewrite, but a feeling of elation comes in when it goes out the door. This is followed almost immediately with wanting to get it back before the publisher sees it so I can rewrite some pesky sections that kept me from sleeping after it went out. I've never published anything I didn't want to rewrite. So it's high, morphing into drudgery followed by joy, then the rewrite angst settles in for the long haul. No more than a week later, the process rewinds for the repeat.


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