Avoiding Editing

I’ve taken my capacity to avoid editing to an entirely new level with Catching Echoes, Reconstructionist 1. A sampling of the avoidance techniques I’ve employed in the first three hours of my day are as follows:

    1. Completely mapping out the ending of Dowser 9 in my head while taking a shower and blow drying my hair. I have at least four more books to write between R1 and D9.
    2. Discussing the fine details of the song Michael is currently writing, including the musical ‘makeup.’ And, yeah, I know nothing about music. Not. A. Thing.
    3. Making a wish list of small fruit I’d like to add to the orchard NEXT SPRING, including researching optimal growing conditions for a Meyer Lemon.
    4. Social media posts. Including posting a picture of my cats on Instagram. Because what could possibly be a better way to waste time?
    5. Listening to music to ‘get me into the head space,’ then writing large random chunks of Reconstructionist 2.
    6. Coming down with a head cold. This is an amazing feat, because I never leave the house so I have no idea where I could have picked up a cold. So therefore, logically, it’s self-generated. Like a reverse superpower.
    7. Blogging.
    8. This post needs a picture, let’s see … hmmm … chickens?

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So now that my shame is out there, and everyone knows the lengths to which I will go to avoid editing, I will now be forced to edit for the remainder of the day … and for all the days between now and my deadline to get R1 back to the editor.

Oh! But first, a hot chocolate. [That’s not an avoidance tactic, it’s a fundamental need].

6 thoughts on “Avoiding Editing

  1. We all have those days. Well, days of avoiding doing what we probably should be doing. Not that my avoiding folding the laundry is on par with avoiding editing a sure to be amazing book that will be loved by all your readers lol Enjoy your hot chocolate and fingers crossed your head cold goes away

  2. These are actually some great techniques for avoiding tedious chores such as completing report cards 🙂

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