'He explained that everything else from now on — the agent, the publisher, the deal, the reviews, the readers, the prizes, none of it will be as thrilling as this moment. '

He explained that everything else from now on — the agent, the publisher, the deal, the reviews, the readers, the prizes, none of it will be as thrilling as this moment. As satisfying. This is the zenith of all writing, when the writing is done.