Holy
cow, I just got notice of my deadline for the September addition of 4County
Mall! The paper doesn’t publish in July and August, so it’s easy to get out of
practice.
It’s been a big adjustment for me, going from writing a weekly column to a
monthly one, even without the summer break. Deadlines can be a good thing. I
wonder if I shouldn’t start writing humor again, say twice a month, on my own
regular deadline? Then I could either have a few columns saved back in case of
illness or other delay, or put the extra material into another Slightly Off the Mark book.
Or
I could just dedicate myself to writing another thousand words of fiction on a weekly
schedule. What would you do?
It doesn't hurt to stock up in advance.
ReplyDeleteYes, in all areas!
DeleteI agree with William!
ReplyDeleteHow could we not? 😄
DeleteIf you can stock up a few columns, you won't need to go through this trauma again.
ReplyDeleteI think that's the reason I started writing them in advance that first time, all those years ago.
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