The last chapter (with a side-order of the sniffles)
Well, I was supposed to begin writing the last chapter of The Trouble With Demons yesterday. Didn't happen. Sleep happened. As I've met more authors, I've discovered that there's quite a few things we all have in common -- one of the not-so-fun ones is that we have a tendency to get sick the day after we finish writing a book. I guess it's all that pushing yourself and while not taking good care of yourself. We try to, our spouses try to, but the gruesome twosome of stress & fatigue will get you in the end.
My deadline for TTWD was May 1st, but due to my laptop dying at the RT Con., my ever-caring editor gave me a two-week extension. (Derek ordered a new Dell for me, but in the meantime, he's given me his laptop until I can finish TTWD. I have got the most fabulous husband!) Apparently with everything that's been going on, I forgot to tell my body that my deadline wasn't last Thursday. Because, guess what? Last Friday I started getting sick. And it arrived under full sail Saturday evening. So here I sit, coughing like a harbor seal, and going through half a box of Puffs Plus every few hours. My magnificent husband, Derek, knew this from past experience when he went to the drugstore for me yesterday to get my stock of cold-survival supplies. He got me not one, not two, but three boxes of Puffs Plus, and one of them has the most wonderful (and logical) tissue additive invented by modern man -- Vicks. Words cannot discribe how wonderful it is. Though it's kinda gross, so I won't.
But I have my tea (and then lots of water), cough drops, The Puffs Collection, and a determination to get this chapter going, so I can get this chapter finished. So that I can turn in TTWD and move on to what is the most eagerly anticipated event after finishing a book (besides sleep and actually getting to see my husband) -- reading something that someone else wrote. This is another post-book thing that most authors have in common. Don't get me wrong -- I love my books, I love my characters, but I want to read something else. In her blog yesterday on Alien Romances, SciFi Romance author Rowena Cherry in "What I'm reading" told about settling down with her post-book writing reward -- and bless her heart, she chose Armed & Magical! I was thrilled. ; ) Rowena's post was on Sunday. On Friday, SciFi Romance author Cindy Holby (whom I met at RT) tells about "The care and feeding of your deadline slammed author" -- her post is the best and funniest description of "Deadline Hell" that I've ever read. Go to Alien Romances and scroll down to Friday's post. This post describes my life of the past few weeks in spades.
Your coughing, sniffing, nose-blowing, hard-writing author,
Lisa
Coming up this week -- I got my RT Con. pics developed, so I'll be posting those, and stay tuned for more of pushing through to the end of TTWD.
My deadline for TTWD was May 1st, but due to my laptop dying at the RT Con., my ever-caring editor gave me a two-week extension. (Derek ordered a new Dell for me, but in the meantime, he's given me his laptop until I can finish TTWD. I have got the most fabulous husband!) Apparently with everything that's been going on, I forgot to tell my body that my deadline wasn't last Thursday. Because, guess what? Last Friday I started getting sick. And it arrived under full sail Saturday evening. So here I sit, coughing like a harbor seal, and going through half a box of Puffs Plus every few hours. My magnificent husband, Derek, knew this from past experience when he went to the drugstore for me yesterday to get my stock of cold-survival supplies. He got me not one, not two, but three boxes of Puffs Plus, and one of them has the most wonderful (and logical) tissue additive invented by modern man -- Vicks. Words cannot discribe how wonderful it is. Though it's kinda gross, so I won't.
But I have my tea (and then lots of water), cough drops, The Puffs Collection, and a determination to get this chapter going, so I can get this chapter finished. So that I can turn in TTWD and move on to what is the most eagerly anticipated event after finishing a book (besides sleep and actually getting to see my husband) -- reading something that someone else wrote. This is another post-book thing that most authors have in common. Don't get me wrong -- I love my books, I love my characters, but I want to read something else. In her blog yesterday on Alien Romances, SciFi Romance author Rowena Cherry in "What I'm reading" told about settling down with her post-book writing reward -- and bless her heart, she chose Armed & Magical! I was thrilled. ; ) Rowena's post was on Sunday. On Friday, SciFi Romance author Cindy Holby (whom I met at RT) tells about "The care and feeding of your deadline slammed author" -- her post is the best and funniest description of "Deadline Hell" that I've ever read. Go to Alien Romances and scroll down to Friday's post. This post describes my life of the past few weeks in spades.
Your coughing, sniffing, nose-blowing, hard-writing author,
Lisa
Coming up this week -- I got my RT Con. pics developed, so I'll be posting those, and stay tuned for more of pushing through to the end of TTWD.
posted by Lisa Shearin at
7:56 AM
10 Comments:
Aw, man, Puffs (snort) Plus with (cough, sputter) Vicks! I know (hack, hack) I was missing (blow nose) something!
Et tu, Kimber An? Poor thing!
Send HH (Heroic Husband, as Kimber An calls him) out to get you some. No cold-suffering writer should be without them.
I finished Armed and Magical yesterday! IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!! Gush gush gush, I would give you a detailed list of all my favorite parts, but it would be super super long and it would ruin it for everyone else. But, you've nearly got me into the Mychael camp. NEARLY. I kept thinking while I was reading it how great a movie this would make, too. You should see the guy I kept imagining for Talon.
:-D Absolutely loved it.
YOU thinking about joining Team Mychael??? Wow! Though you can belong to both. ; )
Oooo, you've got someone in mind for Talon? Email me a pic. I'd love to see him.
Feel better, Lisa!!!
Hugs,
Stacey
Thanks, Stacey! I just got up from a nap that wouldn't take "no" for an answer. And as you know, greyhounds are excellent napping buddies. ; )
Haha, I think I will become a member of both teams ;-)
This kid is a German pop star, and he honestly looks like a girl, but for some reason he stuck in my head as Talon even though I really don't know why (ignore the hair), but you might find it funny so here you go :-P
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/photo/Bill_Kaulitz-12544_263d.jpg
p.s. feel better!
I realized that that url didn't paste well in the comment... here is it in two halves (haha wonderful)
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe
/photo/Bill_Kaulitz-12544_263d.jpg
I'm in the throes of finishing up a WIP. I should be done in the next week or so. My book of choice once I'm finished? Magic Lost Trouble Found! It's patiently sitting on my table waiting to be read.
Otto, I can see the resemblance -- he is a pretty one. ; )
Yea, JenWriter! You'll have to let me know how you like it!
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