It’s cooled down enough for me to enjoy some hot tea. Brewed up a cup of this to help me get through the edits. I really enjoy this one. Still no sense of smell, but I can almost taste the raspberry. Maybe. Anyway, I really like this one.
But I have to whine a little bit. I signed the contract for the last book in this series on April 19. Didn’t hear anything from the publisher until yesterday when I was sent the Author Checklist (think cover art, marketing strategy, etc). Then tonight I get a rather snippy email from the editorial assistant saying she and my editor had been trying to contact me for days. I was like, “Whaaaat?” I checked my spam folder. Nothing. I immediately responded saying I hadn’t received anything but I was ready to begin edits right away. Another snippy email… Anyway, long story short: final edits are due to be turned in by April 23. That is 6 days for two complete rounds of edits. I’ll be drinking a lot of tea and burning the midnight oil this week.
Ouch! Few things are more painful than trying to be creative on a deadline! Unless it’s forcing yourself to sit in the writing chair and just….proofread….. May you have a productive week!