I have reached many end points with Montaigne. In May 2011, I finished my first marathon run-through of the project. In 2012, my agent declared my book project ready to shop to publishers. Roughly four years ago, I put aside my personal essay series inspired by Montaigne. And in the spring of 2023, I hit the finish line of my latest Montaigne 107 essay exercise.
But today, at long last, I am truly done with my Montaigne book project. Line edits are complete. All that’s left is for me to compile it in ebook form and let it go into the world.
Until I made my last editorial run through, I had no idea just how much work I put into this project since I picked it up again last summer. This is a vastly different project than what it was at that time. People may ignore the book I put out, even if I give it away, but that will not detract from my pride over not just finishing it and declaring it over, but reaching an end point that was worthy of the time invested.
I think this is the best work I’ve ever done on anything. I will let others judge me as a writer and thinker based on this work as is.
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