Yes, I placed myself in the clutches of a publisher’s deadline AGAIN. I didn’t expect to. It wasn’t planned. It just kind of happened. Here’s the scoop…
About two months ago a writing buddy of mine Terri Rochenski announced that she was submitting to an anthology. I looked up the publisher. They only did Romance.
WARNING WARNING DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
I giggled. Despite the fact that there was a romantic element in LAST WINTER RED, I knew that writing a straight Romance was not for me… and I was having so much fun blowing stuff up writing FIRE IN THE WOODS that I didn’t really want to take the time to start something new.
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Anyway… A month later she put out feelers for beta readers. A little niggle gnawed at my gut, poking and peeling until guilt set in.
The little writing demon inside me smacked me upside the head… Who cares that it’s Romance! You just missed an opportunity.
The overachiever in me flipped back to the publisher’s web-site. There were still five weeks until the submission date.
Five weeks…
Is that long enough to come up with a story, outline, write, beta, edit and submit?
Honestly… No it wasn’t. Did I try anyway?
OF COURSE I DID!
I’m not going to draw this out… I’ll cut to the chase and tell you that I have already submitted a story to this publisher within the timeframe, and I managed to get it in a week early.
So, How’d I do it? Just to not make this post too long, I’ll tell you tomorrow. Be there or be square!
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Way to go, that’s awesome! 🙂
Thanks Catherine!
Got my fingers crossed for you.. how exciting… well the waiting isn’t so much fun, but the end result is:)
Hopefully! Thanks!
Hmm, I think you must’ve done it by asking the little blue lady to clone you;-)
Shhhhhh! Don’t give away my secrets!
(She might come and get you)
She hasn’t been around in a while….
Hmmmmm…
Wow…you managed that, PLUS a day job PLUS husband and kids? Modern day Wonder Woman. 🙂
Modern day wonder woman doesn’t always sleep as much as she’s supposed to. Hey! New picture for you! I like it!
Actually, it’s from last year but my hair is on it’s way to this style again so in a few months it will be current. 🙂
I like it long.
Me too…the cut was supposed to be an inch or two longer than it turned out.
***GACK*** I would cry. That happened to me when I was a kid. Not a good thing. I ended up with an afro above my ears.
I wanted it cut and instructed my 15 yr old daughter to do it. I couldn’t get mad at her. I won’t do it again though. My mom did a Toni home perm when I was a teenager and I ended up looking like a poodle. I wore a wool hat (it wasn’t winter) for a week until I could “re-perm” it straight.
Ha HA! My husband gave me a perm once. He twisted it in all different directions. Funny
lmao….that must have been hilarious. That’s what we get for trusting someone other than a hairdresser to touch our hair.
You get what you pay for. 🙂
Talk about fire and energy. I find you and your posts inspirational and absorbing. Thanks for sharing.
Awe, thanks so much!
Wow, that’s damn good going! 🙂 Looking forward to tomorrow!
Thanks!
Good for you for writing outside of your usual genre. Not sure I’d have the guts to try writing romance. It would probably come out all scientific and roboty. 🙂
You never know you might carve a nitch for yourself.
True. And I can target droids as my audience. 😉
Hey. Everyone deserves representation
And… Congrats on being awesome, your tenacity, and hopefully being in the anthology. 🙂
Wow! Thanks!
I love your blog. Sometimes it’s like I’m reading my own thoughts. 🙂
🙂 I think many are on the same journey
How exciting if you got to be in another anthology! It’s not fair, I want to be in an anthology!!!
Who’s stopping you from trying?
You’re right! Nobody is!