I've been wrestling with a really big trojan (the virus kind, you dirty bird), and got a few days behind in my computer stuff.
Here's my to do list:
- Answering 362 emails
- Visiting my Message Board
- Updating my wesbite
- Updating my events calender
- Making Bloody Mary coasters
- Finalizing content for the Library Promotion
- Rewriting an older novel to submit under a pseudonym
- Creating a Flash website and a promo campaign for above pseudonym
- Judging a Writer's Digest short story contest
- Judging the contests I'm holding on my website
- Working on a children's book with an illustrator friend
- Catching up on 8 blurbs I've promised people
- Teaching a writing class at the local college
- Reading 23 stories/novel excerpts from people who want my opinion
- Working on two new short stories
- Going to seven events in the next ten days
I'm not complaining at all--I just wish there was a way to clone myself so I can catch up.
7 comments:
I feel for you Joe. All I had to do was teach school today (high school) and cook dinner. That was enough to make me whine.
Don't burn out. We need your books.
"I've been wrestling with a really big trojan"
That sounds like a Stephen Rodgers opening for a short.
Bet your clone would just encourage you to take on twice the workload.
Not to add to your list or anything, but I'm interested in this item:
Rewriting an older novel to submit under a pseudonym
When you get caught up (haha), can you explain your motivation to publish under another name? I'm a publishing outsider (so far...) and am curious as to why authors would want/need do this.
Hire a part time assistant, tightwad. ;-)
Better yet, find some gullible. . .er, I mean enthusiastic writer in training who won't ask for any compensation other than basking in your presence to help you out.
Re: Rewriting an older novel to submit under a pseudonym...
I'm not allowed to use "JA Konrath" to publish anything while under contract with Hyperion.
Hyperion wants to build my name-recognition a book a year, and doesn't want me to release any other books that would compete with that, dilute the brand name, exploit the brand name, or tarnish the brand name with a product they didn't approve of.
It's a standard contract clause.
By going under a pseudonym, I'm building an entirely new brand.
I don't know if the world is ready for two Joe Konraths ;-)
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