and at some point, the brain just stops

Seriously, I’m not used to these long writing sessions. Yesterday I hit 6K words – 5K on the “OH MY GOD DO THIS NOW” project, and 1K on my Suicide Girls column. Once the kid was in bed, I had more time to write, but my brain said, “No. Uh uh. You’re done.”

I fiddled with a chapter. I sent some email. I looked around in confusion. I went to bed early.

I guess sometimes you do run out of words.

Project is due today for better or for worse. I’m going to hit it, there is no doubt about that, but I’ll be a drooling vegetable by the end of the day. (And for the record, when this thing gets announced, you better believe I’m pimping the hell out of it!)

Thus, no pithy writing comments today, except to say I *do* have an episode for you, it just needs editing. Will get to it as soon as I can, promise.

Writing prompt for June 5: Someone gives your main character a plant that’s particularly hard to take care of. How do they react?

Advice you simply must have: The economy sucks, publishers are very careful about what they’re buying, is it time to quit? No, says Nathan Bransford, it’s time to Step Up Your Game.

I’m going to channel my inner Coach Taylor on you now and speak in declarative sentences.

“Listen up! We got a big submission Friday night, and the publishers out there are going through some hard times. They want to see your submissions sparkling! They want perfection, and as the literary agent of this here team I aim to give it to ‘em! It’s time to look deep inside yourself and step up yer game! This means everything from revising to your queries to your submissions needs to be absolutely 110% perfect. And anyone who wants to cry about it can take off their shoulder pads and get off my field!”

That was fun.