Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Not Enough Time in the Day

It's finally happened. I've reached the saturation point. I officially can't keep up with everything.

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.

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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:56 PM

    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.

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  2. Anonymous10:12 AM

    Bet your clone would just encourage you to take on twice the workload.

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  3. Mary Louisa5:54 PM

    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.

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  4. Robert McClelland10:52 PM

    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.

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  5. JA Konrath9:33 AM

    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.

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  6. Anonymous2:26 PM

    I don't know if the world is ready for two Joe Konraths ;-)

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Thanks for the comment! Joe will get back to you eventually. :)