Believe it or not, Waiting is a large part of the publishing process. Most of us spend more time waiting than writing. A lot more time. And I've been doing a lot of thinking when I'm waiting.
But before we begin our review, let's be thankful we don't live in the country that posts signs like this:
1.) First of all, there are different forms of waiting, some are much harder than others. But it also depends on who you are and what you're waiting for.
One of the easiest forms of waiting, unless you're looking for pain RELIEF, is at the dentist's office.
What makes this form of waiting so unusual is that most of us hope the waiting never ends. We WANT to wait rather than go sit in that stinkin' chair with our mouths open to the point of getting lock-jaw.
2.) Here's a form of waiting that depends heavily on your current circumstances... waiting on the bathroom. Or the tree, as this picture illustrates.
This type of waiting could be a breeze. But if you've had a lot of water and you've been riding the subway all morning, it can take you to the brink, to the point you begin to seek other options; like the sink. Or the opposite sex's bathroom. Or a tree.
3. For writer's, waiting on an email can be the worst.
And, the intensity of the waiting with this one depends on the type of email. A critique from a reader... piece of cake. On a query... pretty tough. On a requested full... that's like being tugged into the arms of insanity.
This brings me to my mathmatical hypothesis, which I submitted to the AAR as well as the Patent and Trademark offices of the USA.
HYPOTHESIS:
The degree of 'internal - ulcerous' pain inflicted by waiting increases per the desire of a positive outcome.
Let's look at it graphically, shall we? We shall!
The left side represents the degree of Internal - Ulcerous pain
0 = Minor Pain
3.2 = Unimaginable, Unspeakable
The bottom represents the type of waiting
0 = Waiting on Death Row
10 = Waiting on an agent or editor for a 'Yes'
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