I know I shouldn’t be sad, but I’ve literally just finished Innerscape, and I feel bereft, as if I’ve lost some of my best friends.
The Innerscape journey began with nano 2012, so there’s a kind of pleasing symmetry in finally finishing it just before the start of nano 2016, but I feel no sense of triumph. No fireworks, no champagne, just The End. Bugger. 😦
Am I some kind of weirdo for feeling this way?
Sorry, I’ll go cook dinner now.
Meeks
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October 24th, 2016 at 6:17 pm
You have the pain of promotion now 😉
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November 13th, 2016 at 10:57 am
Don’t know how I missed this one, but your words were prophetic! I have been so busy the last few days I literally haven’t been on FFXIV at all. Haven’t done much of anything except prepare for that dread promotion. Ah well, I’m sure the worst is behind me now…-rolls eyes-
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October 24th, 2016 at 7:54 am
Your Innerscape friends are still with you. In one way, they’re like insects in amber; the Innerscape story is closed and all the stages of their lives that were in it are still alive simultaneously. In another way, you can still go play with them by writing short stories about things that happened when you weren’t looking at them in Innerscape! I’m about to publish a book of short stories set in the world of SAGE. But, yeah, I understand: it’s a bit like sending your kid out into the world. You’ve done your bit, and that bit is over, but they aren’t GONE gone, and more adventures are to come!
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:48 am
-hugs- you’re right, I know you are, just doesn’t feel like it at the moment. I loved my Vokhtah characters too, but there was so much less of /me/ in them it was easier to let go. Innerscape draws on all my passions, not just sci-fi and biology. And if I’m truthful, I’m just a wee bit in love with Kenneth myself. Anyway, I kind of like the idea of shorts drawn from the world. Short stories aren’t really my forte but I may give them another go. Thanks. 🙂
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October 24th, 2016 at 7:10 am
Congratulations! ❤
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:49 am
Thanks Laurie. 🙂
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October 24th, 2016 at 3:31 am
Please find some consolation in your post-BOOKum depressed state, that I’m excited about reading it!
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:50 am
lmao – oh Candy! Okay, I’ll pay that one, and yes that is how it feels. Thanks for the encouragement. -hugs-
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October 24th, 2016 at 3:02 am
Congratulations! Maybe you feel numb at the moment because you invested all your emotional reserves into the project and haven’t recouped! Time to treat yourself to some R&R! ❤
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:52 am
Actually, I think my body is going into the R&R stage all by itself. I normally have very ‘busy’ dreams in which I’m forever trying to do something and never quite making it. Last night I slept like a baby. Thanks for the kind words. 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 10:12 pm
Congratulations Meeks. I hear the sadness, but there’s a huge joy in this point in the journey.
Well done.
Frank
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:56 am
Thanks Frank. I think part of my funk yesterday was that it was such an…anti-climax. Not in the story but in my world. I got up from my desk, looked around and saw the everyday. Then I had to go cook dinner. M.U.N.D.A.N.E.! lol Feeling a lot more positive today. 🙂
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October 24th, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Mundane, is so old, isn’t it?
Excitement around the corner – for sure!
Best
F~
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:01 pm
lmao – always!
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:20 pm
OMG. Really. That’s awesome. Sometimes endings are like that. A quiet departure. Calm & dignified. But significant. Enjoy the next bit ☺
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:36 pm
lol – you mean the bit where I tear my hair as I edit? Um…yes. :p
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:16 pm
I can’t say I feel your pain because it’s yet to hit me. (My series has a few more books to go.) Looking ahead I don’t know what I’ll do when I pack away my characters, so maybe you can keep us all informed about how you dealt with the literary cold turkey.
It is an investment, question is, do you feel as if you got a good return on it?
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:39 pm
To be honest, I think I’ve been dragging my feet for the last week or so, but today the ending was just…there. I have ordinary type work for the next three days so hopeful by Thursday I’ll be ready to get into the editing. As for a good return…hmm…I’ve enjoyed the journey, even though parts of it were like pulling teeth. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see if anyone else enjoys it as well. 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 8:03 pm
Wonderful news! I know you feel “bugger” and that’s fine, but Innerscape is a fantastic story and, speaking as a reader, I can’t wait for it to begin the next stage of its journey! I’ve sent you a longer, slightly rambling, email 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:43 pm
-grin- read, enjoyed and replied to, with thanks! I’m actually feeling quite a bit better. You guys are an excellent tonic. 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 7:32 pm
Four years is a big part of your life, Meeks, so it is no wonder that you feel flat. It has become a part of your life and I can see how you feel that you have lost your best friends. As David says, with his tongue in his cheek, now for relaxation!
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October 23rd, 2016 at 7:04 pm
Nothing weird in that. There’s a sudden big gap in your life anytime something you’re involved in comes to an abrupt halt. That you identify with the characters you have so much invested in isn’t strange either.
You’ll have to ease into a period of relaxation…… Ha!
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:46 pm
You’re right about the characters but I’m not too sure about the period of relaxation. There are a couple of holes I’ve been meaning to dig for a while now. 😛
-massive hugs back- And thank you.
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