The Sunset Rises: A 1990s Romantic Comedy… book update

I’m finally done writing The Sunset Rises: A 1990s Romantic Comedy.  That’s my update.

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ADDITIONAL UPDATE

I’m still not sure when I’m going to publish/release The Sunset Rises.  I’m waiting on one more person to beta-read it before I send it to a proofreader/copyeditor.

Hey, last beta-reader: “Hurry up and finish reading The Sunset Rises so that I can move on to the next phase!  But take your time.  But hurry up! But take your time. But hurry up!”

PERSONAL NOTES

I’m surprised by the lack of urgency that I’m feeling.  Months ago, I thought that when I reached this point, I’d be eager to get everything done as soon as possible.  I thought I’d be excited. Instead, I’m just ambling along step-by-step.  There are a couple reasons for this, but I’m not going to get into them. 

This might be the last update about The Sunset Rises that I post before I publish the book.  I’m not one of those bloggers that’s going to do a day-by-day step-by-step update for my book.  Details about self-publishing are kind of boring.  I’m glad I went into teaching instead of publishing.  At least I was never bored as a teacher. I was anxious all the time but never bored (except during standardized testing).

Just to be clear, I’m not bored with The Sunset Rises. I really like The Sunset Rises. It’s the self-publishing details that are boring.

I’ve learned from writing The Sunset Rises that I’m a decent writer, but I’m definitely not a novelist.  This book took me ten years to write, and I’m not even sure how good it is.  I’ll continue writing stuff, and I might even write more books, but I don’t think I have another novel in me.

I’m glad that my Kickstarter at the end of last year didn’t quite work out.  If I’d been using other people’s money, I would have felt compelled to stick to my six-month deadline.  Or I might have just run off with the contributions.

Because I’ve been taking my time, I’ve made some changes that I otherwise wouldn’t have thought of, and I’ve improved the book.  I think it’s at least a decent book.  The Sunset Rises might actually be pretty good.  I’m pretty sure it doesn’t suck.  

Some readers might end up thinking The Sunset Rises sucks, but I know it doesn’t suck.  It’s at least decent.  I don’t think I’m going to use that (The Sunset Rises doesn’t suck; it’s at least decent) in my promotion campaign.

If you haven’t already, you can read a sample chapter from The Sunset Rises from the link below. It’s at least decent!