The Creative Process

Write.  Edit manuscript for an hour.  Draft query letter.  Edit manuscript for an hour.  Research publishers.   Edit manuscript for an hour.   Come up with something witty to put in cover letter.  Edit manuscript for an hour.   Obsess about which type of envelope to use.   Hold submission in hand for 5 minutes building the bravery to put it in the mail.   Send.   Remember that the writing part is actually fun.  Repeat.