Finishing a Job

I was hired for a short painting commission (2 weeks), and I’m just wrapping it up.

There is an undeniable sense of accomplishment (and light terror) in finishing any artistic endeavor. There’s always the fear that the client or customers won’t like it… and I only get paid half up-front, which means if they really don’t like it I have spent a lot of time and effort for not very much money at all.

Of course, writing books isn’t very different there. That’s a tonne of time and effort for, fundamentally, negative money. At least so far… maybe one day I will make money from it. Who knows!? Stranger things have happened!

But regardless, it’s really nice to finish. To see the results of all my hard work, to be content with how it turns out, and to be able to move past this project, and onto another.

… now if I could just do the same with this novel…

Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!