TODAY’S GOAL WAS: print new copy of 50 pages and do final review; draft a cover letter to Agent A; send them
RESULTS: I sent "Agent A" 50 pages and a cover letter…......Aaaaack!
RESULTS: I sent "Agent A" 50 pages and a cover letter…......Aaaaack!
HICCUPS: Dentist appointment. I worked all morning to get my letter and pages ready to send before New York closed for the day. A few minutes before I had to leave for my dentist appointment, the formatting got dorked up on my document, and I didn’t have time to fix it. I was devastated that I’d worked so hard only to miss that New York window, but I figured I’d send it after the dentist. I sighed, brushed my teeth and grabbed my car keys, figuring at least I’d still make my goal. But then in a flash of brilliance, one of my sons suggested I take my laptop to the dentist. I ended up sending my submission from the dental chair, wearing a bib, safety glasses, and all. True story. (No, there is NOT a photo of this momentous occasion.)
DEMONS: Perfectionism, Fear, Distraction (in this case, the Rabbit Hole of research)
LESSONS:
1. Sometimes you’ve just got to leap, i.e. send the manuscript
2. Eventually I will run out of clean laundry, but I haven’t quite yet (please don’t judge me by what I’m wearing if you bump into me at the grocery store)
LESSONS:
1. Sometimes you’ve just got to leap, i.e. send the manuscript
2. Eventually I will run out of clean laundry, but I haven’t quite yet (please don’t judge me by what I’m wearing if you bump into me at the grocery store)
GOING FORWARD: Next stop is the submission for "Agent B" -- she requested the full manuscript. I’ve got revisions to do on the final chapters to punch up the tension and make sure the character’s arc is complete.
(That’s okay—you may recall that I love revision!)
TOMORROW’S GOAL: Take weekend off to spend time with family, catch up on life, and read a little fiction for inspiration
(That’s okay—you may recall that I love revision!)
TOMORROW’S GOAL: Take weekend off to spend time with family, catch up on life, and read a little fiction for inspiration
EXTRAS: My personal writing demons have been named!
Perfectionism = Harpy
Distraction = Google
Facebook = Davy Jones
Email = eMal
Telephone Landline demons = Mabel & Ethel
Fear = Kakorrhaphiophobia
Perfectionism = Harpy
Distraction = Google
Facebook = Davy Jones
Email = eMal
Telephone Landline demons = Mabel & Ethel
Fear = Kakorrhaphiophobia
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: I want to know what YOU are doing. Have you been writing? Making goals? Naming demons? Succumbing to demons? Shirking laundry or other responsibilities? Sending in submissions? Leave a comment!
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