So this is today. I receive an e-mail from Writers Digest informing me that the deadline for their annual writing competition is basically tonight. (it is a general e-mail, I do not get special e-mails from Writers Digest.) When I saw the headline of the e-mail a little light bulb went off in my head and the gears began to turn. Would my manuscript be ready for something of this magnitude? Could I finish editing by that time? Is this possible/ logical step for me now?
So, before you hear my final decision, you should know the events leading up to it first. Last night was horrible. Horrible in the essence that I had two loud coughing fits, one resulting in a small amount of vomit. Unfortunately, also last night, Ali suffered a coughing fit and threw up resulting in her sleeping in our bed. Not only am I excruciatingly tired, so tired the idea of staying up late to edit almost makes me cry. But Katie had the ever special appointment informing me that she needs tubes in her ears.
Now, me being a person who likes to know what she is getting into is immersed in something I know nothing about. The previous questions disappear and these take its place: How common is it for a 10mo. old to need tubes in her ears? What exactly does it mean for her and for me and my husband? What are the risks? How soon can it be done (I don't want her to be in pain longer than absolutely necessary)? And numerous questions which haven't found the correct path to coherency yet.
My answer is no. I will not be sending my manuscript to the contest. As much as I would love to see it fly, at this point it would probably be tossed, burned and laughed at. That's OK. As of right now, at 8:04pm both of my kids are happy. They are what make me happy. Writing and editing will wait tonight, but I will try again tomorrow!
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