When I started writing By Reason of Insanity earlier this summer, my goal was to have the manuscript in my editor\u2019s hands by the on-sale date for Den of Iniquity, September 10. I made it, but just barely. The manuscript went to New York via email at 10:24 PM on September 9.<\/p>\n
Whoo-hoo, right? Wrong!<\/p>\n
After sending it off, it was time to help get Bill settled in bed. That includes a couple of trips up and down the hall, including getting his heating pad heated and in the right spot under his feet. As I headed down the hall with the heating pad in hand, I heard water running in the powder room as I walked past. I figured the flushing tank hadn\u2019t shut off properly and decided I\u2019d fix it when I came back down the hall.<\/p>\n
Except it wasn\u2019t a leaky toilet. The faucet under the sink had sprung a leak. I called our property manager who came over from next door and shut off the water. The plumber came the next day and fixed the leak, but we\u2019re still waiting for a new faucet. That should arrive soon.<\/p>\n
But needless to say, it was not a good night for sleeping, and a decent night\u2019s sleep before opening day is always a good idea. Fortunately, at Third Place no one went so far as to say I looked tired because I WAS tired, and I might well have punched out whoever had nerve enough to mention it.<\/p>\n
What did I do yesterday? Absolutely nothing. I got my steps, but I didn\u2019t sign and send bookmarks. We had leftovers for dinner. I was in bed by eleven which is early for me.<\/p>\n
Today while I was out walking, I was thinking about previous book tours where I\u2019d do two or three events a day for the whole first week, to say nothing of traveling. So yes, I guess it\u2019s time for me to admit it. I\u2019m not as young as I used to be. And maybe it\u2019s a good thing publishers are cutting back on book tours, because it\u2019s about time I did.<\/p>\n
One of very my loyal fans, Terry House, passed away a number of months ago. She was someone who would start reading a new book when it came through on her Audible account at midnight and send me her review well before noon the next day. So I missed hearing from Terry House yesterday.<\/p>\n
But today I have my steps in for the day. And I\u2019m hoping to have the bookmarks ready to mail by tomorrow. Why? Because the copy-edited manuscript for Overkill should arrive tomorrow or the day after, and by then my nose will need to be back to the grindstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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