Finishing up and some thoughts on publishing by Timothy Hallinan Part 5

Now, we've finally finished our masterpiece novel. What's the next step?
Timothy Hallinan shares his final thoughts in Part 5 on Finish your Novel:

Part 5: Finishing up and some thoughts on publishing
1. Finishing Up
As many people have said, writing a book is like having a child. You give birth to it, nurture it through its infancy, nurse it when it's sick. You pour yourself into it without robbing it of its individuality. You let it delight you. You let it break your heart. You give it every single thing you have, and then you go find something more to give it.
Then comes the hard part. You have to release it, let it go wander the world among strangers. Strangers who might not understand it. Who might not like it. Who might even think it's ugly.
In a word: Eeeeeeeeeeeeek.
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