Hurry up and leave
Thursday, April 13, 2006
So I did things a little differently today. Okay, I still rolled out of bed when I felt like it and slipped into my can't-leave-the-house-in-this outfit, but the difference came when I sat in the chair. And forced myself to write two queries before I could get back to the WIP.
Then I did something even crazier: after sending the articles, I went offline. And after I wrote a bunch for the WIP, I left the house. After changing clothes, of course.
Normally I would sit at the desk and hit the "send/Receive" button for my email as if I were the current high bidder in an eBay auction. But today I wanted to do things differently; I decided to get some stuff done instead of waiting.
When I returned home, I had crossed five things off of my "to do" list, including getting a bunch of gourmet frozen pizzas at an awesome sale price. Better still, when I went back online, I had an offer for one of the articles (exploring a slightly different angle, mind you, but an offer is an offer).
This new "hurry up and leave" tactic just might work out for me after all.
Happy Easter everyone!
Then I did something even crazier: after sending the articles, I went offline. And after I wrote a bunch for the WIP, I left the house. After changing clothes, of course.
Normally I would sit at the desk and hit the "send/Receive" button for my email as if I were the current high bidder in an eBay auction. But today I wanted to do things differently; I decided to get some stuff done instead of waiting.
When I returned home, I had crossed five things off of my "to do" list, including getting a bunch of gourmet frozen pizzas at an awesome sale price. Better still, when I went back online, I had an offer for one of the articles (exploring a slightly different angle, mind you, but an offer is an offer).
This new "hurry up and leave" tactic just might work out for me after all.
Happy Easter everyone!
posted by Bonnie Staring at 11:22 PM
2 Comments:
Congratulations.
I've never understood that whole writing queries to have people agree to pay you to write things that you still have to write. The pressure would probably be too much for me.
Thanks Mike. For me, sending out a query is a lot easier than pouring my heart into a piece and never being able to sell it.
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