The art of spinning plates of jelly?

I'm starting to realise, that being a new author is a bit like trying to spin plates of jelly.

Just when I think I've got them all balanced and spinning, the jelly flies off one, and another falls over.

At the moment, I'm trying to balance promoting my debut novel, finishing the second novel in the series, and being a husband and father - neglect of the latter two, tends to cause problems with the first two.

The folk at Goodreads have been kind enough to let me run a 'Giveaway Promotion' this week, in which I'm offering 5 signed copies of the 'The Time Table' - Book One in The Stobes Trilogy, my Y/A Urban Fantasy set in the London Underground.

I have to admit I am both overwhelmed and flattered by the response so far - thank you all who have entered.

A lot of other people have also put it on their 'to read' list, so a big thanks to you all too.

But back to the plates of jelly?

Just when I thought I was really motoring on the second book, I noticed a rather big inconsistency in the plot line???

So short of contriving to grant sudden superpowers to one of my main characters, I've had to go right back to near the beginning and make some drastic changes.

On top of that, I'm struggling to think of a name for a new character I'm introducing. At the moment she is operating under wholly inappropriate code name 'Ethel'.

To add further complications, the family are currently in heated debate whether or not to get a cat?

Irrespective of my urgent need to resolve a pending major altercation between The Stobes, The Darkenbads and a group of rather horrible Topsiders, it seems that Silver Tabby or Ginger Tabby is a far more pressing concern.

So my week so far seems to be Plates of Jelly 4, Author 0.