Deadline: Next Friday
I am currently not answering my phone or text messages, responding to emails or IM invites, or answering the door. All forms of communication are turned off. I am incommunicado until next Friday1 when the rewrites of the Liar book are due.
Rewriting the Liar book is all I am doing right now. It is the beginning and the middle and the end of each day. It doesn’t matter how much I want to play in my brand-new, shiny, shiny 1930s novel, or how much I want to gallivant about town, I’m not allowed.
I will probably still blog. If I don’t blog my head explodes. But I am unlikely to respond to your gorgeous comments. Though I will read and cherish them as I always do. Of course once I’m finished with the rewrites I head to Texas.
Right then, back to the grindstone goes me.
- Or, um, possibly next Monday. [↩]
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Posted by Justine at 15:46, 9 November 2008 under 1930s NYC novel, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Excuses, Fans & readers, Liar, Whingeing, Writing goals & milestones, Writing life | 4 Comments »

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lulu Says:
Good luck!
November 9th, 2008 at 4:10 PM
E. Kristin Anderson Says:
Gogogo! There’s nothing like pressure to inspire!
We’re looking forward to your visit, here in the land of longhorns and queso!
November 9th, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Ned Says:
I’m catching up on posts after an RSS feed hiccup. In shame that it took me 12 days (!) to notice, here is a shiny distraction.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Ned Says:
And boy, was that ever the wrong link. Mustn’t work out of the office. Right link; profuse apologies.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:59 PM