Leaving the Nest—Deadline Day

Today is my deadline for the second Memphis Barbeque book. I'm emailing it to my editor this morning.

I'm getting better with deadlines. I've always met them, but I've felt very reticent about the manuscript in the past. I think I've usually turned it in a little apologetically: "Here it is. For what it's worth…"

Then, of course, there were the times I'd send a revised manuscript with an email. "I thought of something else I wanted to include in the book! (Or..I've found something w...