Shhh - this is my personal list.
1.Write a Query Letter for someone else - It's easier because you have nothing personal at stake.
2.Cook a gourmet dinner - even though you do not know how to cook.
3.Start on a new novel - since this one is a pain in the ass.
4.Critique someone elses work - who has already been published and does not really need your advice.
5.Spend several hours reading on-line about how to write a query letter - then tell yourself you will start tomorrow.
6.Have a glass of wine - now you are tooooo tired to do it, so you can just go to bed.
7.Read the backs of a bunch of books to get ideas - but hey, now all you want to do is read those books and forget the dreaded query.
8.Go back and revise your manuscript even though it had been revised 10,000 times.
9.Browse the internet for what agents say about query letters that caught their eyes then you realize they all say JUST DO IT.
10.Write a blog about how to put off a query and when you come to the end, force your nimble little fingers to go straight to your own blank query letter!
Gotcha - Go Write That Letter and Get Published!
Hilarious! Great post, Julie!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Julie! I do all of the above lol. So glad I am not the only one either! You can add to that list, read friends blogs so that you can tell yourself you're too busy atm to start your query letter or in my case, write that next chapter lol.
ReplyDeleteFor all your procrastination you write a mean query letter. Apparently, the stalling tactics are part of your writing process. *shrug* Go with the flow girl.
ReplyDeleteI never knew my daughter was so funny! Just kidding!
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