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If they make it to this point and you haven't quit on them (because it's only you who can quit), then it can support itself and in return take care of you. It has arrived!Your baby is all grown up, but just like adult children, you're still very involved in their life.
Now, what if you're a prolific writer? Just like that prolific parent, there's a second book on the way, while the first one is barely learning to walk. It happens, and with most authors, it happens A LOT! Like with a second baby, you're not so scared, you're smarter now, and you know without being told or questioning all the things that you need to do for a baby. The older sibling book many times can be helpful in raising the new book (especially if it is a series), but each will always be an individual (even if they look alike). Don't forget that, when you have a little family of books growing up right before your very eyes!
The other main point that new authors forget is that a book is a lifetime commitment they'll have this beautiful baby all the rest of their lives and frankly, it will live on beyond them, just like our children do. Each one is a new addition to the family and must be nurtured and taken care of. You have the rest of your life to have a relationship with this baby and to watch it grow and become.
Don't rush the process, it is all a wonderful ride!
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