Deadline Madness

by Kiersten Hallie Krum

I’m on deadline, my first deadline, well, my first hard deadline for a novel. Yes, I said it, a novel. It’s coming (and so is the announcement). So soon, that I’m deliriously behind schedule. My schedule, the one I set for myself, but still.

I do not look anywhere near this good when I’m working at Starbucks. Trust me on this.

This weekend, I’m attempting to write 15,000 words in three days. I’m a little more than halfway there at 12:18 AM on the third day, and I’m pre...