And I was doing so well….

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Deadlines tend to suck the energy right out of my life. They stress me to the point of acid reflux, they swallow interest in almost everything around me, and they make me want to procrastinate, which I once had a counselor tell me that was my little attempt at controlling my life.

Hm. Let’s not go there right now.

All I can say is that I am almost past one deadline, am about to work on another, and I still have the next book looming out there, due May 16. It’s going to be an interesting month or so.

But this is the world of the working writer. The more you work, the more work you get. Deadlines are a part of the business, and we all deal with them a little differently. I tend to go to movies to escape, then work late. I was up until after 1am last night, which made the 5am alarm a little painful. I also missed lunch today, which added to my grouchiness. So I’m due a little prayer time, a little reflection on being blessed that I can actually work as a writer, deadlines aside.

There is the saying that if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Perhaps that’s why when I come home from a day job in publishing, I go right back to the computer for the next deadline.

Unless, of course, I head for the movies…

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