First off, in case I haven’t been talking about it enough and boring you with it, I have a deadline. You haven’t heard? So it’s November 1, and it’s the deadline to turn in the first official draft of my new novel to my new publisher. The book was sold on proposal, which means I … Continue reading On Deadlines (Oh, How I Love a Solid Deadline)
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Possible Excuses for Missing Deadline
My manuscript was stolen and I only just paid the ransom to get it back. I am allergic to revision and had to take antibiotics and wait for the swelling to go down. Bad spill. Can't read revision notes. Grizzly bears / wild boars / rabid pigeons ate it. I had a finger injury and … Continue reading Possible Excuses for Missing Deadline
Deadline vs. Life
My deadline for the revision of my 40,000-word work-for-hire manuscript is this coming Friday, April 25. Even if I tried to keep working on this all day today (Saturday), and then all day tomorrow (Sunday), and then all through the week—keeping in mind I leave for my day job at nine in the morning and … Continue reading Deadline vs. Life
