"What separates the men from the boys in this business is the ability to multi-task." Wise words from an editor I worked with at Random House a while back. We were talking about the overlapping timelines on two projects that had me editing and writing at the same time. It can be crazy-making, but a successful writing life requires the ability to compartmentalize projects and isolate the muscles you need to do more than one thing at a time. Throw motherhood into that mix, and you're seriously...tap dancing.
Spend a moment with the great Jack Imel from the old Lawrence Welk Show, then get into your jazz pants and have a great day.
Spend a moment with the great Jack Imel from the old Lawrence Welk Show, then get into your jazz pants and have a great day.
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And it's definitely about multitasking. A working author's often promoting one release, writing another, and editing a third. In fact, I'm pretty sure there's a rule requiring edits/page proofs to arrive when you're hard on the heels of another writing deadline.
I can still hear the echo of my scream the day, as we packed the car to drive to grandma's on Christmas Eve morning, the $#@! DHL truck pulled up with a set of galleys. And they weren't even gift wrapped.
Some present... due back to NYC by Jan. 2nd, or something like that.
(Must suppress flashback.)
Work work work!