this is why so many writers become alcoholics
It's true, we're a tribe of lushes. :-P And even tho I have up till now avoided the lure of the bottle, I have to admit, I'm reconsidering my decision to stay semi-dry.I just got an e-mail from my editor for the Harlequin "Summer Sizzler" anthology. They've decided on a title: HEAT WAVE. I like it. :-) It also turns out that Direct (as in Direct Sales) wants to pick up the collection. This is a big whoo-hoo because it means added sales and a wider distribution. Yay! The bad news is, in order to do this, they have to move up the delivery date on the book. And when they have to move up the delivery date, we have to move up the delivery date. Oy. Like I wasn't under enough pressure already.
My editor asked all three of us (I'll be in the collection with Stephanie Bond & Leslie Kelly, remember) if this would be all right, & of course we said yes. And the truth is, I do think I can get the story done early--I just didn't want to. LOL I'm already on a fairly snug deadline for FORTUNE'S FORBIDDEN WOMAN, and the upcoming RWA conference won't help matters.
Thankfully, my Desire editor said she can give me a little more time on the continuity story if I need it--which I hope I won't, but it's nice to know there's a cushion there, just in case--& I'm also pretty good at writing on planes. Once I get to the conference, I can't make any promises, even tho I'll have my AlphaSmart with me, but I've been known to get some decent work done during flights to these things.
So that is my life. Pressure, pressure, & more pressure. Did I mention that packing for RWA is the very worst pressure of all? Gads, I hate that. It also takes almost as long as the conference itself. :-P
But I am not going to drink. No, no, alcohol is no solution for my problem.
What I need is uppers. Or maybe a gallon of Mountain Dew & a carton of No-Doze. *vbg*
