Katherine Bone's Blog - Posts Tagged "excuses"
Deadlines
Deadlines! One of the things about being a new author is discovering that deadlines are a major chink in your armor. No time for excuses. No time for backing down. Deadlines are a call for authors to stand up and be held accountable for the promises they've made.
There are so many life events that can get in the way of deadlines. I'm learning to figure out how to work around them in order to keep my word. It's a very difficult new world. But I love it and don't ever want to sound like I'm complaining.
The Rogue's Prize is due on Friday, February 15th. I'm in the home stretch and working long hours. In fact, when I got home from work today I took a 3 1/2 hour nap just to catch up on my rest. I didn't expect or want to sleep that long, but I'm going with it because it felt so good to sleep.
No matter what life hands you, never forget that your dreams are reachable. And when life gets hectic and you feel like you've been given a sack of lemons, add some sugar to your day. It sounds cliche but lemonade is a heck of a lot more tasty than lemons.
Keep your eyes on that horizon, me hearties!
Katherine
There are so many life events that can get in the way of deadlines. I'm learning to figure out how to work around them in order to keep my word. It's a very difficult new world. But I love it and don't ever want to sound like I'm complaining.
The Rogue's Prize is due on Friday, February 15th. I'm in the home stretch and working long hours. In fact, when I got home from work today I took a 3 1/2 hour nap just to catch up on my rest. I didn't expect or want to sleep that long, but I'm going with it because it felt so good to sleep.
No matter what life hands you, never forget that your dreams are reachable. And when life gets hectic and you feel like you've been given a sack of lemons, add some sugar to your day. It sounds cliche but lemonade is a heck of a lot more tasty than lemons.
Keep your eyes on that horizon, me hearties!
Katherine
