Kristin Butcher... has novel ideas

Here's a first ... two blogs on the same day! 

For the last few days I have been trying to wade through the 'To-Do' things piling up on my desk. Some are major; some less pressing, but the longer I leave them, the more guilty I feel regardless of their importance. I have made a dent, but as more things pour in, the pile remains as high as ever. Eventually, I know I shall just give some of it the old heave-ho and cut my losses. The guilt will eventually subside.

Enter self-serving rationalization. 

It's not like I've been idle. So far this year I've written two whole books, completed revisions on three books, worked  (when I can) to complete a book that's been sitting on the back burner, have dreamed up the idea for yet another book, and have agreed to write one more after that (actually I've agreed to write it before the last two) ... but you get my drift.

So when I got word today from one of my editors (I got a million of 'em ... ha-cha-cha-cha) that my recent rewrite was complete and good to go, I was over the moon. Part of my elation stems from the fact that I know the rewrite improves the manuscript, and that's what rewriting is all about. The other part of my pleasure arises from the simple fact that I can tick one more To-Do item off my list.