after the deadline

Woot! I submitted my manuscript of book six yesterday!

:: breathes ::

When I'm on deadline, I tend to lock into this extreme state of tunnel vision. It's all about the work. Grocery shopping is neglected. Dust accumulates. The bathroom gets kind of gross. I'm always paranoid right before I hand stuff in. Like of course this will be the day when my computer blows up. Or back when we submitted manuscripts as hard copies, I'd always worry that my printer would break down right before I h...