If ever I had vanity, I've traded it for coffee and an extra hour of sleep...

[lagilman]

Ever wonder what a writer looks like at the end of a book* deadline?




No makeup. No shower. Nowhere near enough sleep. All those things..tomorrow.

For now, enough to say "done" and tomorrow let it be m'editor's headache joy for a while.


(*technically it was TWO books, but let's just say a little under 200,000 words, a total of 6 drafts, in a little under 9 months)

Comments

[pds-lit.livejournal.com]

When books get finished in this house a bottle of bubbly is always opened. Well done!

[paulliver.livejournal.com]

We had a party once when I finished a novel - it wasn't even my idea. Then my prose writing friends and poetry writing friends starting comparing notes about me.

[lagilman]

Hah. Around here finishing a book is about the same as finishing any major work project. I say "oh thank god" and sleep for an extra hour, then get up and start the next thing...

[paulliver.livejournal.com]

I wish I could do more about my deadlines, but the paperwork for going to grad school is all about hurry, wait, wait, hurry, wait, wait...